Comments on: GDC Austin: 'Tips for Success as an Indie iPhone Developer' by Imangi Studios http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/ ... keeping in touch with the latest in iPhone gaming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: aa http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-349936 aa Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:26:29 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-349936 doors.txt;15 doors.txt;15

]]> By: dingosmoov http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-42550 dingosmoov Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:02:10 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-42550 Great work guys and this is inspiration for me and my wife. Thank you so much for sharing. Great work guys and this is inspiration for me and my wife. Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: dingosmoov http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317480 dingosmoov Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317480 Great work guys and this is inspiration for me and my wife. Thank you so much for sharing. Great work guys and this is inspiration for me and my wife. Thank you so much for sharing.

]]> By: Pedro http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36466 Pedro Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:02:05 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36466 Hello Natalia and Keith Great job! I really admire people who success on having their own business. Is it possible to know Harbor Master’s sales numbers over a longer period of time? (maybe 6 or more months) Thanks for sharing! Pedro Hello Natalia and Keith

Great job! I really admire people who success on having their own business.

Is it possible to know Harbor Master’s sales numbers over a longer period of time? (maybe 6 or more months)

Thanks for sharing!
Pedro

]]> By: Pedro http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317479 Pedro Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:02:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317479 Hello Natalia and Keith Great job! I really admire people who success on having their own business. Is it possible to know Harbor Master’s sales numbers over a longer period of time? (maybe 6 or more months) Thanks for sharing! Pedro Hello Natalia and Keith

Great job! I really admire people who success on having their own business.

Is it possible to know Harbor Master’s sales numbers over a longer period of time? (maybe 6 or more months)

Thanks for sharing!
Pedro

]]> By: Matt http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36339 Matt Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:30 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36339 Appreciate these insights. Persistence, adaptation, and exploitation can pay off. In my experience, most ideas don't work, but a few do, and you run with them. Your story rings true. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate these insights. Persistence, adaptation, and exploitation can pay off. In my experience, most ideas don't work, but a few do, and you run with them. Your story rings true. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Matt http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317478 Matt Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317478 Appreciate these insights. Persistence, adaptation, and exploitation can pay off. In my experience, most ideas don't work, but a few do, and you run with them. Your story rings true. Thanks for sharing. Appreciate these insights. Persistence, adaptation, and exploitation can pay off. In my experience, most ideas don't work, but a few do, and you run with them. Your story rings true. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Benjohn http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36315 Benjohn Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:47:35 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36315 Totaly agree with you, Mr(?) AttackOfThePwned. Those aren't stella, overnight millionaire numbers, but what did you expect? Becoming rich and successful to be easy? It's a job, not a scratch card! My App's in the health a fitness category, so it's quite a different market. But… I've invested probably 10K in its development (in terms of what I would have earned if I'd been working). I'm expecting to get back probably 30K or 40K. I'm not expecting to become a millionaire, I'm just expecting to enjoy building things that people love using, and that I care about passionately. If I can keep on doing that, I'll be a very contented man. Totaly agree with you, Mr(?) AttackOfThePwned.

Those aren't stella, overnight millionaire numbers, but what did you expect? Becoming rich and successful to be easy? It's a job, not a scratch card!

My App's in the health a fitness category, so it's quite a different market. But… I've invested probably 10K in its development (in terms of what I would have earned if I'd been working). I'm expecting to get back probably 30K or 40K. I'm not expecting to become a millionaire, I'm just expecting to enjoy building things that people love using, and that I care about passionately. If I can keep on doing that, I'll be a very contented man.

]]> By: Benjohn http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317477 Benjohn Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:47:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317477 Totaly agree with you, Mr(?) AttackOfThePwned. Those aren't stella, overnight millionaire numbers, but what did you expect? Becoming rich and successful to be easy? It's a job, not a scratch card! My App's in the health a fitness category, so it's quite a different market. But… I've invested probably 10K in its development (in terms of what I would have earned if I'd been working). I'm expecting to get back probably 30K or 40K. I'm not expecting to become a millionaire, I'm just expecting to enjoy building things that people love using, and that I care about passionately. If I can keep on doing that, I'll be a very contented man. Totaly agree with you, Mr(?) AttackOfThePwned.

Those aren't stella, overnight millionaire numbers, but what did you expect? Becoming rich and successful to be easy? It's a job, not a scratch card!

My App's in the health a fitness category, so it's quite a different market. But… I've invested probably 10K in its development (in terms of what I would have earned if I'd been working). I'm expecting to get back probably 30K or 40K. I'm not expecting to become a millionaire, I'm just expecting to enjoy building things that people love using, and that I care about passionately. If I can keep on doing that, I'll be a very contented man.

]]> By: Chris Snoop http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36303 Chris Snoop Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:13:13 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36303 Wasn't expecting that but that was funny as hell. Wasn't expecting that but that was funny as hell.

]]> By: Chris Snoop http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317476 Chris Snoop Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:13:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317476 Wasn't expecting that but that was funny as hell. Wasn't expecting that but that was funny as hell.

]]> By: AttackOfThePwned http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36270 AttackOfThePwned Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:33 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36270 Going off your guesstimates, $94k/2 = $47k. Making that amount in a six month time frame is more than a lot of people make in one year. In no way would I think that is bad business when you consider they had no background in game development. You are not going to see the $250k+ stories as time goes on with the App Store. Look at eBay, it has grown to where a lot of home business minded people can make a decent living off of their sales. They are not rich but they make it and working for yourself is basically what it is all about. I never want to go back to working for someone else based on the fact that I have freedom now with my own business. Yes I work more but I feel much more accomplished knowing that my decisions mean something. I would say Imangi is making it by just fine in the current App Store economy. Going off your guesstimates, $94k/2 = $47k. Making that amount in a six month time frame is more than a lot of people make in one year. In no way would I think that is bad business when you consider they had no background in game development.

You are not going to see the $250k+ stories as time goes on with the App Store. Look at eBay, it has grown to where a lot of home business minded people can make a decent living off of their sales. They are not rich but they make it and working for yourself is basically what it is all about.

I never want to go back to working for someone else based on the fact that I have freedom now with my own business. Yes I work more but I feel much more accomplished knowing that my decisions mean something.

I would say Imangi is making it by just fine in the current App Store economy.

]]> By: AttackOfThePwned http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317475 AttackOfThePwned Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:45:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317475 Going off your guesstimates, $94k/2 = $47k. Making that amount in a six month time frame is more than a lot of people make in one year. In no way would I think that is bad business when you consider they had no background in game development. You are not going to see the $250k+ stories as time goes on with the App Store. Look at eBay, it has grown to where a lot of home business minded people can make a decent living off of their sales. They are not rich but they make it and working for yourself is basically what it is all about. I never want to go back to working for someone else based on the fact that I have freedom now with my own business. Yes I work more but I feel much more accomplished knowing that my decisions mean something. I would say Imangi is making it by just fine in the current App Store economy. Going off your guesstimates, $94k/2 = $47k. Making that amount in a six month time frame is more than a lot of people make in one year. In no way would I think that is bad business when you consider they had no background in game development.

You are not going to see the $250k+ stories as time goes on with the App Store. Look at eBay, it has grown to where a lot of home business minded people can make a decent living off of their sales. They are not rich but they make it and working for yourself is basically what it is all about.

I never want to go back to working for someone else based on the fact that I have freedom now with my own business. Yes I work more but I feel much more accomplished knowing that my decisions mean something.

I would say Imangi is making it by just fine in the current App Store economy.

]]> By: Natalia http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-36267 Natalia Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:01 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-36267 Wow, a lot of assumptions in those numbers.... I'm just going to say that they're wrong :) Wow, a lot of assumptions in those numbers.... I'm just going to say that they're wrong :)

]]> By: Natalia http://toucharcade.com/2009/09/16/gdc-austin-tips-for-success-as-an-indie-iphone-developer-by-imangi-studios/#comment-317474 Natalia Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://toucharcade.com/?p=19445#comment-317474 Wow, a lot of assumptions in those numbers.... I'm just going to say that they're wrong :) Wow, a lot of assumptions in those numbers.... I'm just going to say that they're wrong :)

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