When I launched the Scythe Kickstarter campaign 2.5 years ago, I had a few concerns about stretch goals: I had no idea how the project would perform on Day 1. I wanted all backers to feel like their pledges contributed towards making the game bigger and better, but I also didn’t want to blow through […]
It’s been a while since I bought a computer. Around 5 years ago I bought a very powerful, custom-built, Velocity Micro desktop, and it’s held up really well. Recently I was thinking about how we buy computers compared to other products. For every computer I’ve purchased in the last 20 years, I’ve gone to a […]
I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon. As a consumer, I love the one-stop shopping aspect of Amazon. I love free 2-day shipping (I pay for Prime, but the shipping feels free), and I think it’s clever how Amazon uses various incentives to encourage you not to use 2-day shipping when you’re not in a […]
I have a confession: I like Facebook ads. It’s true. When I’m scrolling through my Facebook feed, I like seeing ads and sponsored posts. I don’t like all Facebook ads, nor would I ever want my feed to be only ads, but I like seeing ads targeted to me. They keep me informed, and they give me options. I’ve […]
Have you ever participated in a meeting that felt like it was a total waste of time? I most certainly have. At the job I had before Stonemaier Games, we had bi-weekly, 2-hour meetings that were mostly dreadful. They were my responsibility, so over time I implemented some strict guidelines on agendas and time limits […]
Domino’s Pizza recently taught me something about what customers want. Last year, Domino’s added a functionality to their mobile app that informs customers of the current status of their order. It looks like this: The app currently has a 4.8/5.0 rating (over 1 million ratings) on Apple’s app store. It would appear that people are […]
Do I really have time to expand your social media presence to a new platform? That’s the question I’ve asked myself for years in regards to Instagram. I’m constantly on Facebook, Twitter, and BoardGameGeek, and my content creation schedule is already quite busy: Sunday: personal blog entry Monday: KS Lessons blog entry, personal blog entry […]
A few days ago, I heard about a new Netflix movie in the vein of Groundhog Day. I’m a sucker for any Groundhog Day-style movie, so I watched the trailer for When We First Met. It looked fun, but like most movie announcements, I figured I wouldn’t get to watch it for 6-12 months. Then […]
Recently I was invited to try a new crowdfunding platform (not yet launched as of 1/29/2018) called Breadmaker Games. I don’t use crowdfunding as a product creator anymore, so I politely declined, but I asked Larry–the founder–if he would participate in a no-holds-barred interview. He agreed. I told Larry up front that I was going […]
It’s video day on the blog! I’ve added 3 new short videos about Kickstarter, crowdfunding, and entrepreneurship to my YouTube channel. You can find the previous videos on our website or mixed in with my game design videos on YouTube. The corresponding written entries are in the description of each video (click through to YouTube to see them). […]
