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Marcin Przasnyski

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Marcin Przasnyski (born 1970) is an entrepreneur and angel investor of Polish roots. He is renowned for having created and published two printed press magazines in Poland in the 80s and 90s: Top Secret (magazine).[1] in 1989 and Secret Service (magazine)[2] in 1993, both achieving cult recognition and circulation in excess of 100'000 copies per month, one of the largest in Europe in that time.[3] Marcin's contribution to the games journalism and games development in Poland has been recognized many times in various articles on its genesis.[4][5][6] Since 2006 Marcin moved into a digital sector and started up new companies in online media,[7] videogames[8] and IT services.[9] He also became an active speaker or panelist [10] on many events in the financial,[11] business mentoring,[12] IT [13] and startups scene.[14] Marcin currently works in London as a director of APP Global, a co-founded company in cyber-security sector.[15]

Career[edit]

Marcin joined Bajtek as a games reviewer in 1985, then as an editor of games section and ZX Spectrum section. In 1989 after the editorial office was dissolved along the liquidation of State-controlled RSW Prasa-Książka-Ruch publishing house, Marcin led a group of journalists and editors to relaunch as an independent entity and sustain publishing the magazine. As managing editor and company's VP he released new titles including Top Secret (magazine) and became its editor-in chief.[16]

After leaving in 1993 Marcin partnered with another ex-Bajtek employee, Waldemar Nowak, with whom he has published a new title, Secret Service (magazine), as an editor-in chief and CEO.[17] In 1998 Marcin left the company and began working at Axel Springer as a publishing director of computer segment.[18] He was managing the Polish edition of Computer Bild and its many spin-offs. Then in 2004 he also became a publishing director of car segment,[19] managing Auto Bild and its extras.

In 2006 Marcin left Axel Springer[20] and began working as a freelance consultant for trading and engineering companies in Poland.[21] Meanwhile, in 2007 he started up an online portal StockWatch.pl[22] devoted to investing on Warsaw Stock Exchange. In 2009 Marcin co-founded a startup in videogames sector, 11 bit studios,[23] later renowned for multi-platform hits Anomaly: Warzone Earth and This War of Mine. The company was stock-listed in 2010, he served as President of its Supevisory Board until 2013[24]

Education[edit]

Marcin is a graduate of Warsaw University in Journalism in 1995, as Master of Arts. He also graduated from TRIUM EMBA in 2007, a joint programme of London School of Economics, New York University and HEC Paris, and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from all three universities.

Involvement in videogames industry[edit]

Marcin has been credited in a number of videogames developed in Poland.[25] He co-founded a development and publishing company 11 bit studios in 2010 and retains his portion of shares.[26] He also actively comments the business and stock trading events related to the other stock-listed developers [27][28]

Publications[edit]

Among many publications in self-published or managed press titles and portals, suchs as Bajtek, Top Secret (magazine), Secret Service (magazine), Komputer Świat, Komputer Świat Gry, Play, Dobra Gra, StockWatch.pl, ATTrader.pl, Marcin is a co-author of the first book on computer games published in Poland in the 80s.[29] He also published stories, analyses and editorials in Forbes,[30][31] Puls Biznesu,[32] Business Dialog,[33] Creative Poland [34] and Antyweb [35]

References[edit]

  1. Historia kultowego pisma Top Secret
  2. Historia kultowego pisma Secret Service
  3. Jutro 20 urodziny Secret Service
  4. Czasopisma które kształtowały dziennikarstwo growe w Polsce
  5. Giełdy komputerowe w Warszawie
  6. Początki prasy komputerowej w Polsce
  7. Wystartował vodeon, czy będzie nowa jakość na rynku
  8. Metropolis i inne legendy branży powracają z 11 bit studios
  9. Aktualności - Warszawskie Targi Książki
  10. Konferencja na Giełdzie Papierów Wartościowych
  11. Marcin Przasnyski o giełdzie, gotówce i rozwoju przez przejęcia
  12. Konferencja Biznes bez ściemy
  13. Szkolenia i seminaria Stowarzyszenia Sygnał
  14. Startup Weekend Olsztyn 2015
  15. Companies House Database
  16. Biography at Zapach-Papieru
  17. Pytaj o wszystko - Marcin Przasnyski odpowiada
  18. Gry zawsze na czasie
  19. Spore zmiany w Axel Springer Polska
  20. Komputerowe zmiany w Axel Springer
  21. Nowy dyrektor finansowy w firmie Reprograf SA
  22. Drukowany StockWatch to nowy projekt Marcina Przasnyskiego
  23. Metropolis Software i inne legendy branży powracają wraz z 11 bit studios
  24. Zmiany w składzie Rady Nadzorczej 11 bit studios
  25. Marcin Przasnyski in Mobygames
  26. "Struktura akcjonariatu 11 bit studios". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. Eurogamer - gry na giełdzie
  28. Świadome inwestowanie polega na chłodnej analizie
  29. 100 gier na trzy komputery
  30. Taniec z akcjami TVN
  31. Bosch chce przejąć Zelmera
  32. Jaką masz betę
  33. Whistleblowing po polsku
  34. Marcin Przasnyski in Kreatywna Polska
  35. Chytre chłopy z internetu


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