from maker to businessperson: lessons learned from becoming a creative entrepreneur
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From Maker to Businessperson
Lessons Learned from Becoming a Creative Entrepreneur
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● Product Designer
● Game developer
● Teacher & event organizer
● Etc.
About me:
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I like to makeinteractive experiences
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Collaborated with friends
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Went to game jams
Hexapong Teledoor
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At a hackathon,I found “the one”
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The team I wantedto work with!
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Prism Shell
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We wanted to sell our game
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We decided toform a company.
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Brooklyn Gamery
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We had no idea what we were doing.
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We used anonline legal solution
& got to work
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Until Tizen’s launch got delayed.
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Then a member left.
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A lawyer offeredto help us pro bono.
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We’re finally going to release Prism Shell.
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Things I Learned
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Lesson 1:Legal websites can
only do so much.
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Lesson 2:The ability to read legalese is crucial.
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Lesson 3:Prepare for worst-case
scenarios.
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Lesson 4:Create marketing &
launch plans.
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Lesson 5:Ask for help.
You won’t be weak – you’ll be stronger.
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Lesson 6:Learn from failures –
be retrospective.
