Valve Company Presentation

1. Peter Yu (peteryu)

2. Problem and Product
● Tedious PC game discs
● Online game managing platform

3. Persona: Ricky
● Likes games
● Doesn’t have much space
● Only has a PC and phone

4. Financial Info

5. Financial Info (Cont.)

6. Business Model
● Games
● Steam.

7. History
1996
Valve Corporation is created
2003
Valve releases Steam
2007
Steam starts selling games from
other developers
2011
Steam Workshop is released

8. Leadership
● Gabe Newell: CEO and Cofounder
● Doug Lombardi: Marketing VP
● Scott Lynch: COO

9. Secret Sauce
Simplification

10. HOT

11. Competition
Steam Epic Games Store BattleNet Uplay
Digital
Download
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mod Support ✔ ✕ ✕ ✕
Third Party ✔ Limited ✕ Limited

12. Prediction
● Continued growth
● Steam updates
● VR expansion

13. References
https://galyonk.in/steam-in-2017-129c0e6be260
https://venturebeat.com/2020/04/07/valve-more-games-are-finding-success-on-steam-than-ever-before/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/547025/steam-game-sales-revenue/
https://www.feedough.com/how-does-steam-work-steam-business-model/#:~:text=Steam%20operates%20on%20a%
20commission,successful%20online%20%5Bdistribution%5D%20stores.
https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-controls-up-to-70-of-the-pc-download-market-and-is-tremendously-profitable/
https://timelines.issarice.com/wiki/Timeline_of_Valve_Corporation
https://www.comparably.com/companies/valve/executive-team
https://leftronic.com/steam-statistics/