I-Arkadium ephethwe umndeni iqala uguquko olusha lobuholi

I-Arkadium bekuyinkampani ephethwe umndeni iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amabili. Kusenjalo, kodwa manje isiqala uguquko olusha lobuholi.

U-Kenny Rosenblatt, umsunguli kanye nomongameli we-Arkadium, uzothatha isikhundla sokuba yi-CEO yomenzi wemidlalo evamile yabantu abadala kumkakhe kanye nomsunguli wakhe, uJessica Rovello.

U-Rovello uzoba usihlalo wesifazane omkhulu wenkampani yaseNew York, ithimba lendoda nomfazi elakhiwe ngo-2001. Uzokwengamela imihlangano yebhodi yamakota kodwa futhi acabangele umsebenzi ongaphandle kwe-Arkadium, kusho uRosenblatt engxoxweni abe nayo ne-GamesBeat.

Kungushintsho olukhulu.

“Besilokhu sindawonye, ​​njengomndeni nasemsebenzini,” kusho uRosenblatt. “Sisebenze ngokubambisana emadeskini ethu iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20.”

Akukhona okokuqala ukuthi i- ababili bashintshe umsebenzi ophezulu. Eminyakeni eyisikhombisa edlule, u-Rovello waba yi-CEO ngenkathi u-Rosenblatt eba umongameli, ehlehlisa umyalelo wokuphatha owawukhona kusukela kwasungulwa inkampani.

Isikhathi sakhe sokuphatha senzeka ngesikhathi sezinxushunxushu, futhi i-geopolitics yadlala indima enkulu. Entwasahlobo ka-2014, njengoba inkinga e-Ukraine iphenduka impi yombango, i- IRussian Federation yahlasela inhlonhlo yaseCrimea, isifunda sase-Ukraine, futhi wasithatha njengengxenye yeRussia. I-Arkadium yenzekile yaba nesitudiyo sayo esikhulu kunazo zonke somdlalo – iqembu elingomakadebona lokuthuthukisa umdlalo weselula elinabantu abangaphezu kwe-100 – eSimferopol, eCrimea. Ngokuphazima kweso, yaba insimu yaseRussianabahlali abahlomile bengqongqoza eminyango futhi beqinisekisa ukuthi obani.

U-Rovello no-Rosenblatt kwadingeka bahlele ukuthi benzeni. Izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zabasebenzi bale nkampani bezisendaweni ethathwayo.

Ekupheleni kuka-2014, abaphathi baka-Obama bamemezela unswinyo, okwenza kwaba yicala ezinkampanini zase-US ukwenza ibhizinisi eCrimea. URovello uthole ukuthi isitudiyo sakhe sase siyibhizinisi elingekho emthethweni. Esikhundleni sokuyivala, yena noRosenblatt babuza abasebenzi ukuthi bafunani. Cishe ingxenye yabo yanquma ukuqhubeka nokusebenza, futhi yayifuna ukuba ingxenye yeRussia. Ngakho-ke bathutha isitudiyo bawela umngcele waseRussia, eduze kwase-Sochi, futhi baphinde bavula endaweni lapho bebengekho ngaphansi kwenswinyo.

Kodwa cishe ingxenye yabo kuphela eyahamba. Ngakho-ke uRovello kwadingeka anqume ukuthi i-Arkadium izogxila kuphi, njengoba manje isinengxenye yonjiniyela eyayinabo ngaphambili. Unqume ukuphuma ebhizinisini lenkampani lemidlalo yeselula. Esikhundleni salokho, i-Arkadium igxile ebhizinisini layo lewebhu eliwumongo, elihlinzeka ngemidlalo elula evamile yamawebhusayithi afana namaphephandaba nezingosi. Kwakuwuvivinyo olungokomzwelo, kodwa i-Arkadium yasinda kulo.

Ngaleso sikhathi, uRovello wenza umsebenzi omningi ukuze axazulule lesi simo, futhi lo mbhangqwana washintsha izihloko zomsebenzi ukuze ubonise lokho. Inkampani yasinda. Ngesikhathi sokusebenza kwakhe endimeni, imali engenayo kanye nenzuzo ye-Arkadium yakhula kancane unyaka nonyaka; inkampani yazuza imiklomelo eminingi yendawo yokusebenza engcono kakhulu, yaqanjwa ngokuthi iForbes Small Giant, futhi yavezwa kukhava ye-Inc Magazine. I-Rovello iphinde yengamela ukuthengwa kabusha kwamasheya enkampani kubatshalizimali bayo be-VC.

Khona-ke iRussia yahlasela i-Ukraine ngonyaka odlule, futhi ingxenye yenkampani yaseRussia yaphinde yashaywa unswinyo. Kulokhu, inkampani isize abasebenzi bayo abaningi ukuba baphume eRussia. Lavula ihhovisi elikhulu eLisbon, ePortugal, futhi lathuthela izisebenzi eziningi lapho. Kwasala umbhangqwana kuphela eRussia, futhi ekugcineni yavala isitudiyo saseRussia ngokuphelele. Manje inkampani isebenza ukude.

“Isenzo sokuzidela kakhulu usomabhizinisi angayenza ukushiya ngamabomu inkampani ayisungule kuyo
ukuze sinikeze abanye amathuba okukhula,” kusho uRosenblatt. “UJess usihole ezimpini ezimbili, ubhubhane, kanye nezinxushunxushu embonini yethu, futhi usashiya i-Arkadium isesimweni esiqine kakhulu esake saba kuso, ngokwezezimali nangokwesu. Ithimba lobuholi, kanye nezinhlelo nezinqubo azibekile, kuzosiza i-Arkadium ukuthi ichume iminyaka, uma kungengamashumi eminyaka ezayo. ”

“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuthi ngisebenze nama-Arkadia avela emhlabeni wonke kule minyaka engu-20+ edlule, okokuqala
umsunguli wayo bese kuba yi-CEO. Ukusebenzela noma iyiphi inkampani, kodwa ikakhulukazi inkampani yemidlalo kufanele ibe njalo
ubumnandi. Phezu kwazo zonke izinselelo umhlaba osiphonse ngazo, ngibe nesikhathi esimnandi,” kusho uRovello, esitatimendeni. “Futhi angizange ngijabule kakhulu ukubuka u-Kenny, ithimba eliphezulu, kanye nenhlangano yonke ifinyelela ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu njengoba iqala lesi sahluko esilandelayo.”

U-Rovello no-Rosenblatt baqale i-Arkadium ngo-2001 lapho bobabili beneminyaka engu-26 ubudala. Laba ababili, abanezingane ezintathu, banesiphiwo sangempela embonini yemidlalo – eyaziwa ngezimo zayo zokusebenza ezicindezelayo, amamodeli ebhizinisi ashayelwa kakhulu, kanye namasiko omsebenzi abuswa amadoda.

“Ngingabala ngakwesinye isandla isibalo sabaphathi besifazane abasungula inkampani yemidlalo, bayikhulisa yaba ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyikhulu zamaRandi ngenani lebhizinisi, benza inzuzo enkulu, futhi bayenza yahlala iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20. UJess ungusomabhizinisi onesigidi,” kusho uRosenblatt.

Lokhu kuzobe kungokwesibili uRosenblatt egijima njenge-CEO ye-Arkadium, futhi uthe ubheke ngabomvu ukuyiqhuba eyedwa ukuze kube noshintsho. URosenblatt ubambe le ndima kusukela ngo-2001 kuya ku-2015. Uthe unkosikazi wakhe wenze umsebenzi omangalisayo ephethe inkampani futhi ukholelwa ukuthi uzogcina ekulungele ukwenza izinto ezinkulu.

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