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Episode Name:
How Micro Indie Teams Can Create Macro Results
Episode Description:
Any indie studio starting out has to overcome a variety of daunting tasks, but when your working with a micro team, the process can be overwhelming. But, it doesn’t have to be.
So today, we’re going to discover the key to turning small-scale efforts into big-time results, as we delve into navigating the development process, crafting effective marketing strategies, and ways to build communities which can all lead to supporting any studio’s long term goals.
Q?Box Round Answers
What’s the most common mistake you see devs or studios make with their games?
They build a game for themselves forgetting that that means their target market is like 5 people and their moms
What’s the most helpful or impactful advice you ever received?
Whenever the inspiration hits is when you should be working. Be it at 9am or 2am.
What game are you playing now?
I actually got back into Fallout 4 after the TV show aired.
TIPS and ADVICE
We covered quite a bit today. Could you list 3 suggestions or tips you would recommend to indie devs based on our discussion?
- Before ever ideating, start by identifying a business case (a market opportunity)
- The greatest success metric of a small team is the camaraderie of that team
- Find the you shaped hole in the universe: do it your own damn way
RESOURCES and LINKS
How to get in touch with Willem Delventhal
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifyouwillem/
Discord: https://discord.gg/indiegameacademy