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Recent content by splok

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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I don't remember where I read the research, but most of the benefits from being taller were really more associated with the confidence/behaviors/habits developed through growing up being more physically developed/dominant than your peers. Someone pushing the "get tall" button once they're fully...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    What is The Best Way to Scale My Game Dev Business?

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Just in case you aren't taking it into account, keep in mind that you don't necessarily need to start from scratch with every game. I find that lots of indie devs seem to really hate building on top of the tech that they've already built, even though that's how big studios generally work...
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    What is The Best Way to Scale My Game Dev Business?

    MARKETING QUESTION 
    Very generally speaking, you can go broader or deeper. I don't know anything about your platform, but I'll guess that the lowest hanging fruit is exploiting the knowledge and traffic that you're already getting. If you aren't already, you could start split testing the design and offers on your...
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    Where can I meet NT types: NTJs/NTPs, with fastlane mindset? (Also, say hello if you're one!)

    QUESTION MEETUPS 
    You meet NTs online of course! Any forum/community where people min/max things or problem-solve. Selecting for a fastlane-mindset slices a small pie even smaller though. I wouldn't expect the % of fastline-minded NTPs to be very high. NTJs probably fare a bit better.
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    I certainly don't begrudge anyone their choice, and insofar as I can guess from the data that we've seen, it may still be a really good idea for those who are at risk. Of course, it's only a guess since, as you say, it's getting increasingly difficult to trust anything. At this point, I'm just...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    There's the rub, right? If you can be forced to take one, you can be forced to take as many as they want. If you can be forced to take this one, you can be forced to take the next one... "Just this once" is how all horrible things start.
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    Well, it is simple, but that doesn't mean easy. Take a few days and think about things you wish someone else would build, things you wish existed but don't. You're defining failure based on financial results, which makes sense for a business of course, but it sounds like you need to get out of...
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    What ideas have you seen in the Gaming (Video, Board, etc) niche?

    IDEA 
    None of those numbers matter. A game is just like any other product. If you can provide enough value to an audience that they're willing to give you enough money to build and grow your company, then you win. You don't need a platform's consent to do that (PC and the web are still open...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

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    From reading your posts in the various threads here, it sounds like you've been fretting over this for quite a while. I think that you're overcomplicating things and getting in your own way. Imo, the best way to change directions is to pick a project, something that's hard, that you don't know...
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    Fed Up With Your Country? Where Is Left to Go?

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    It's not only about your budget. Generally, the farther you get from the city, the safer and cheaper it is, no matter what country you're in. (I think most people from other countries would probably be surprised how cheap/safe small-town America is.) Not everyone enjoys rural life, but...
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    Fed Up With Your Country? Where Is Left to Go?

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    I feel like people often lose sight of context when talking about safety/crime by looking at a country's aggregate numbers. I understand why though. It's easier to just look at a couple of individual numbers for a county and mentally rank it into "safe" or "unsafe" buckets. Countries are big...
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    Videogame startup idea help

    IDEA 
    No one sane will give you a loan based on a game idea, doesn't matter what the idea is. Either convince developers to partner with you, convince players to crowdfund you, or build a vertical slice yourself and use it to get a publisher.
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    Harsh Reality vs Pursuing Your Dreams

    NOTABLE! HOT! MINDSET 
    If you can't explain why the winner is the winner, then you're basically back to blaming it on luck. That doesn't mean that you can't still be successful of course, but you asked how to protect yourself, and the more your business relies on luck to succeed, the less protected you are. Also...
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    Harsh Reality vs Pursuing Your Dreams

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    As Ronak basically says, looking at the distribution of winners and losers only really matters if all participants are equally skilled (or if skill doesn't matter). It's possible to look at a market rationally and decide that you have the ability to outperform the leaders. Whether you're right...
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