Slides from my lightning talk at InclusiveDev.

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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 make
interactive 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 wanted
to work with!

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Prism Shell

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We wanted to sell our game

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We decided to
form 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 an
online 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 offered
to 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.

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Thank you!
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