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Building a video games business from scratch
EXECUTIONHere's the key takeaway from that article imo: And that was a couple of years ago, so it's likely gotten worse since then. It's also interesting (though not unexpected) how quickly the rev curve falls off. The #1 game makes 23x more than the #4 and 45x more than #10. I'm sure someone keeps a...- splok
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- Forum: Process and Execution
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Become the God of Your Own Life
INTROGreat! What actions are you taking today to get your business launched?- splok
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- Forum: Introductions
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Software dev w/no domain experience... what to do?
Why did you ask for advice? You're doing nothing but searching for reasons that everything is impossible. You've gotten great advice here. You've even had someone specifically point at a software need they actively have. I'm sort of at a loss trying to imagine what you hoped would happen...- splok
- Post #21
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Building a video games business from scratch
EXECUTIONThe "work-for-hire" terminology comes from the typical IP assignment contract clause that the company would use for hiring external parties. From Wiki: The difference is mostly just the terminology, since I can't imagine any IP-oriented company would sign a contract without very clear IP...- splok
- Post #55
- Forum: Process and Execution
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You are Being Tracked, and it's not the Government
RANTWhy do you assume DuckDuckGo doesn't track you? Just because they say they don't? Not trying to be snarky, legitimate question, if there's actually a good reason to trust them, I'd probably swap. They're VC backed by some of the same backers that funded the rest of the socials. When the...- splok
- Post #5
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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Building a video games business from scratch
EXECUTIONLook into "work-for-hire" instead of freelancing. Wfh contracts are probably the most common way that game studios earn money really. You're probably not going to find reasonable contracts via freelancing sites though. It's more about networking and having a reasonable portfolio to prove you...- splok
- Post #51
- Forum: Process and Execution
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Learning C (Game Programming) Progress Thread
EXECUTIONImo, the selling isn't the important part at this stage, but there are lessons to be learned from releasing that quickly that most aspiring game developers never learn. A few examples: intelligently scoping based on incredibly limited resources focusing on what really matters instead of...- splok
- Post #21
- Forum: Process and Execution
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Learning C (Game Programming) Progress Thread
EXECUTIONJust wanted to say that I wasn't implying that this path was bad. I just meant that if you get really clear about what you're going for, you'll have a much easier time getting there. Making games and making game engines might be related, but they're not really the same. Similarly, being a...- splok
- Post #14
- Forum: Process and Execution
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Learning C (Game Programming) Progress Thread
EXECUTIONDo you want to make games or do you want to get better at Java? If you want to make games, go download Unity or Unreal and build/release something this weekend.- splok
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- Forum: Process and Execution
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Building a video games business from scratch
EXECUTIONYou know this is a hard path, but it sounds like your head is in a far better space to tackle this than most people. I don't mean this to sound overly critical (I comment on this kind of thread as much to remind myself of these things as to help others), but your posts brought a few questions...- splok
- Post #12
- Forum: Process and Execution
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Anyone with experience selling software to organisations?
A lot of the cheap/free software people are used to using is only cheap if you're an individual. Start looking around at product details and terms and see how that changes for business/enterprise levels (probably with theoretically better support/redundancy/etc). Also, even if it's only $10...- splok
- Post #10
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Starting a business in a foreign country?
You can start a business pretty much anywhere you want. The hoops you need to jump through will vary depending on the country, but countries are generally more than happy to take your tax contribution. If you haven't started your research yet, you'll need to research the target country's...- splok
- Post #2
- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATA few comments here, since I've lived in both spots (though this is from the perspective of one of the most expensive cities in Europe): I think this is very location-dependent. I encountered FAR more homeless people while living in Europe, but I lived in the middle of the city and...- splok
- Post #143
- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread
HOT! CHATA few pages late on this one, but imo, that's how you're supposed to do conferences. Lots of people show up and just expect great things to happen, but like anything else, you've got to seek them out. The big benefit of conferences is that they gather a bunch of people with similar interests...- splok
- Post #142
- Forum: Off-Topic Threads
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*genuine call for productive discussion* (Music/Audio)
Can you see the problem? Doing something "on your own terms" is a hobby. At the very best, it's "fine art", as opposed to "commercial art". Guess which one gets you a paycheck? Artistic pursuits are typically better hobbies than professions for this reason. If you want to get paid for...- splok
- Post #8
- Forum: Product Development, Importing, Sourcing
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Am I Normal?
MINDSETYou've got to get out of your head and out of sketch mode. Pick one of your sketches and just start on it, today. Do one thing to bring that sketch closer to reality (one thing that isn't more sketching/planning). It's easy to think that you're better off than the others who don't see...- splok
- Post #14
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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2019 Fastlane Summit - Announcement
MEETUPSThis sub-forum has a marketing problem! I didn't know that it existed until now, and I bet I'm not the only one. I browse the forum primarily from the "Latest" list, so I very rarely click into any of the actual forums.- splok
- Post #250
- Forum: Networking and Meet-Ups
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Am I Normal?
MINDSETWhat kind of support to do you need from your friends and family? It sounds like you want to F*ck around all day, and and they just don't want you to be broke. So ya, that sounds pretty normal to me. Now, doing something about it? THAT'S the abnormal part. You need encouragement and...- splok
- Post #6
- Forum: Mindset and Self-Development
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2019 Fastlane Summit - Announcement
MEETUPSI understand most of the problems that you're mentioning, but I just wanted to poke at this particular part. I think the event is a victim of it's own success as far as speakers go. I think there are a lot of people here who could give an interesting/useful talk, but maybe they aren't exactly...- splok
- Post #25
- Forum: Networking and Meet-Ups
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Agree or Disagree: Entrepreneurship is a privilege
HOT!You (well, someone) can sit down with that laptop (or a phone or even a public library computer if you're really starting from zero) and write a piece of software that people will be happy, even eager, to pay you for because there isn't anything else that really solves their specific problem...- splok
- Post #80
- Forum: General Business Discussion
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