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TLG#94: Dumb ways to die: 30 ways to accidentally kill your studio

Published about 1 month ago • 1 min read

Issue #94

Hello friends,

Greetings from Utrecht!

Last week I did a talk at Nordic Games about all the small-but-important ways I've seen founders accidentally contribute to the death of their studio.
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The room was packed, and since then at least a dozen people have contacted me to ask for the slides, or otherwise indicated that they wish they could have seen it.

Thankfully, my good friend Wouter Go was on site to film the talk, and I'm happy to share it in its entirety with you today.

Dumb Ways To Die: 30 Ways to Accidentally Kill Your Studio

The path to a building a great studio is littered with common mistakes–mistakes that humble indie and AAA equally. In this talk, I highlight 30 common management mistakes that I've seen happening over and over, and what you can do to avoid them.

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