Hey, let me ask you a question: when you were a kid, after a game of Mario Brothers, did you ever take out a pencil and paper and try to draw your own video game levels? The idea of creating video games from a kid’s imagination is something that today’s guest is working on.
Highlights
- “Growing up, playing Mario Bros and Donkey Kong, I would draw my own video game levels.”
- “A lot of us that grew up in the 80’s, we’re in our 30’s, we grew up dreaming of creation our own video games.”
- “Sometimes the press can pick up on an idea that isn’t really viable as business.”
- “We’re seeing other games that have been successful in this niche, like Minecraft.”
- “Monetizing through education markets is really challenging.”
- “A Kickstarter campaign is really time consuming.”
- Why didn’t you get Angel funding? “If one person gives you $100,000 it doesn’t really validate your product idea. Having 1,000 paying customers validates your idea.”
- Does Kickstarter give you the contact information for backers? “Yes, there’s an export button: but you have to be backed, or your campaign has to be over.”
- “It doesn’t always take a big budget to test out your idea.”
- “What was that conversation with your wife like?”
Show notes
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