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  1. splok

    Game Development Fastlane?

    EXECUTION 
    Grats on completing your first game! I'll give it a try in a bit. It's a pretty big jump going from having never coded to making your first game, so great work regardless of how it turned out. Now you just need to get it launched, fix all the problems that pop up, and repeat! :D
  2. splok

    Game Development Fastlane?

    EXECUTION 
    Well, any game that one person can create is a "smaller" game considering the state of the market. Also, it's just as fair to point out the outlier indie successes in games as it is to point out any other successful startup. In either case, the important thing is to point out that it's...
  3. splok

    Game Development Fastlane?

    EXECUTION 
    You need to realize that the value you're offering here is in the financing of the game's creation and absolutely NOT in the "creating concepts and stories". Creating "concepts and stories" is in the game industry is pretty close to worthless. Every single game developer in the world has far...
  4. splok

    That "ONE SECRET", Your Best Advice for the Aspiring Entrepreneur

    GOLD! 
    This one concept has affected my life more than any other. YOU, and no one else, are 100% responsible for every single aspect of your life, good or bad. Even though this obviously isn't true, your life will be far better it you believe it anyway.
  5. splok

    2015 Fastlane Meetup, Ticket Waiting List

    MEETUPS 
    Last year the time/date that the tickets went on sale was announced beforehand, so everyone that really wanted a ticket was camping the page spamming refresh, or at least that's how I got mine. Selling out in an hour-ish is pretty fast considering that it was launched with no warning (unless...
  6. splok

    2015 Fastlane Meetup, Ticket Waiting List

    MEETUPS 
    I would guess very low, since it looks like they sold out 1 hour and 20 minutes after being posted.
  7. splok

    2015 Fastlane Meetup, Ticket Waiting List

    MEETUPS 
    I'd like to be on the waiting list, thanks!
  8. splok

    How to raise 5M on Kickstarter and Become an instant Millionaire

    HOT! 
    On Kickstarter, no one's money is taken until the project is fully funded, though there are some platforms (IndieGoGo, maybe others too) that will take the money from the beginning.
  9. splok

    A new kind of Android Home Launcher

    WEB/DIGITAL 
    I haven't used any launchers, so I don't know how to compare the idea with what's out there. However, I hate sorting through icons and pages to find the app that I want, and I don't care enough to organize them properly. If you could actually serve up the most likely apps (which seems doable...
  10. splok

    My View on Videogames

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Arguing the usefulness of video games is almost like arguing politics ore religion with most people. They've made up their mind and that's that. I've gone into it in more detail before, but I'll just say that like everything in life, video gaming (and sports) offer certain opportunities and...
  11. splok

    Using Kickstarter?

    EXECUTION 
    You can file a provisional patent for under $100 which will let you get started. However, someone stealing your idea is almost never the problem. The real problem is almost always lack of execution. Almost everyone here will steer you towards product validation, which is basically making sure...
  12. splok

    Copyright Infringement Including The Millionaire Fastlane

    PUBLISHING 
    Also, with automated DMCAs you run the risk of killing someone's site/account who isn't actually violating your copyright. Is the automation smart enough to distinguish between a legitimate violation and fair use (a product review, for example)? There can potentially be legal issues with...
  13. splok

    Have questions about patenting & trademarks? Free Q&A session in Scottsdale, AZ (December)

    MEETUPS 
    Sounds like a great opportunity! I should be in town by then and would love to join in.
  14. splok

    Quick Hustle: How I made $2,000 on Teespring

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    Retargeting
  15. splok

    What is your personality? Find it out with a quick test!

    NOTABLE! MINDSET 
    Consider also that we're people apparently who tend to enjoy asynchronous, online communication. Hardcore extroverts probably enjoy forums about as much as I enjoy nightclubs. :) Really, I think introversion/extroversion might be the least predictive indicator of potential "fastlaneness"...
  16. splok

    Daily Youtube Kickstarter Show

    EXECUTION 
    Seems like a good idea for a channel, and if the video for a particular campaign end up being better than the backers own video, you'll probably end up on a lot of their campaign pages. I'm probably the wrong person to comment on the clothes thing, but it seems fine to have a sort of uniform...
  17. splok

    Harassment from a Slowlane in Education

    SLOWLANE 
    You probably won't like this answer, but assuming that your professor isn't insane (though that is surely a possibility), it's possible that he's accusing you of self-plagiarism, which despite sounding absurd is actually a thing. If your business existed before the class and your assignment was...
  18. splok

    Why is Zynga losing money?

    Not sure about their specific situation, but some game companies try to lump as much development cost into "R&D" as possible due to tax incentives. Also, pretty much any analytics, split-testing, or optimization efforts could probably be called "research" without too much of a stretch. This...
  19. splok

    Ebola in the USA... Anyone Concerned?

    HEALTH 
    Well, to be fair, how is this part any different from places with socialized medicine? Far more people use public transport in countries that aren't the US, and doctor visits can take a while to get. I mean if you call them up and tell them you've got the ebola, they'll probably get you sorted...
  20. splok

    Why is Zynga losing money?

    Well, it's not like that's a unique position in the game industry. Pretty much the entire thing is based on iterating on previous games. Zynga was just a bit more blatant about it than other companies tend to be. And they surely added value, or Farm Story would have had 80 million users...

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