Nov 29, 2017
Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and independent film producer.
Riz currently runs Bayview Labs and Play Labs at MIT, a startup
accelerator held on campus at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
from MIT, and a M.S. in Management from Stanford’s GSB.
Riz’s many startups have created products used by thousands of
enterprise customers, and his games have been downloaded millions
of times, including Tap Fish, Bingo Run, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde,
and Grimm: Cards of Fate.
Riz is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor, having invested in many startups including Tapjoy, Telltale Games, Discord, Funzio, Pocket Gems, Moon Express and many others.
Riz has produced many indie films, including Turquoise Rose, Thrive: What On Earth Will It Take? which has been viewed more than 70 million times, Sirius, and the cult classic Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage.
Tonight we are going to discuss our community…how to succeed in it..and also how Silicon Valley and it’s power views UFOs, the supernatural and consciousness.
Air date: November 29, 2017