Derk de Geus

Derk de Geus
Derk is a 28-year old guy from The Netherlands, living in The Hague with his girlfriend and cat. He still has to decide whether he is an art & design hippie, a tech junkie or an entrepreneur. By running a game studio he gets to play around and pretend to be all three of them, so he leaves it at that for now. For further questions on this matter, please contact him directly.

Derk co-founded Paladin Studios, an independent game studio. He currently runs the business and is creative director for Paladin’s games. He is responsible for strategy, marketing, sales, creative direction and product management. In addition he occasionally waters the plants and is the public face of the studio.

Derk has given several keynote presentations on games and technology.
He is a fan of “Good Business”, a concept revolving around respect for coworkers, striving for mutual success and facilitating a healthy workplace as an employer. This dimension of entrepreneurship is something he believes is essential for sustainable success. Equally important, it is what gets him out of bed in the morning.

Derk has studied media design and animation, and has read hundreds of books on entrepreneurship, management, psychology, spirituality and creativity. He loves composing music, programming, photography, drawing, writing and reading. He is 28 years old and has the ambition to become a self-made millionaire before 30. He is slightly behind schedule.