starting a game dev
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wow ,looks as though I am starting a game dev company. Can't give too many details right now but yeah I had always planned to go down this route and finding a good partner was always the problem.
Anyway stay tuned it seems very promising:)
Anyway stay tuned it seems very promising:)
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Keep at it - it's a rough ride but I wish the best of luck to ya
Make sure to write a business plan. It is a necessary evil. You need to do some research and plan how it will all pay for itself, your employees, and you.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?domain=www.businesslink.gov.uk&target=http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/
Reading about what went wrong is usually much more helpful than reading about successes.
http://diffle-history.blogspot.com/2008/06/postmortem.html
It's important to know you have to want to run a business, not do what it is that the business does. The plan will help you take a good look at what it takes financially, legally, and personally to make it work.
Enjoy the ride
lets just say it won't be the next gen type of stuff I am used to , but I have always enjoyed the slightly more old school look anyway.
You and me both.
Having gone down the same path these last 3 years, I truly hope you meet with success. When I started out, I wish I had someone I could turn to for advise or help. Not that I am any authority, but please let me know if I can help in the coming days.
Good luck in your venture, and I look forward to seeing what you guys release.
I'm employee number 4 in a dev just starting... it's exciting stuff!
wish you the best, man!
(good time to start a blog) or something...
Are you guys gonna stay in London?
As a business owner, let me offer you some advice. Whatever amount you choose as your startup cost, add at least 10% more. Shit comes out of nowhere all the time. For example, our credit card processing company threw down a $12,000 deposit requirement when we opened out of nowhere, and we had to buy some crap from another place without hesitation in order to take CCs.
-caseyjones
Good luck with everything R!
Really wish you guys the best of luck with this.
we are not making mobile phone games, but the project seems quite exciting really.
my partner is an experienced game developer and has had a fair bit of success in the indie scene but we are just moving it up a notch
As I say it early days and a lot could happen in the meantime.
We have to start off small though and see how that develops. I am actually very optimistic about it
anyway thanks for all the offers of advice and support, i will come back with some news on it soon hopefully