Fundraising Hacks for your Indie Game Business

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Over 50% of indie games never make more than $4,000 and only about 3% earn over $1M, so funding decisions matter: start by invest your own cash to prove commitment, bootstrap to a playable demo, then pursue angels, grants, crowdfunding, publishers or VCs in stages. Vet investors by past game deals, passion and risk tolerance, insist on get term sheets not verbal OKs, keep a lean crew, build a solid budget with contingency and treat investor relations as ongoing operational work.

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1. 0:00Indie game fundraising intro
2. 7:49Funding realities vs dreams
3. 10:18Bootstrapping strategies
4. 13:27Investor hunting
5. 23:40Ideal investors and red flags
6. 30:42Crowdfunding and alternatives
7. 35:37Fund management and efficiency
8. 41:15Bouncing back from failures
9. 43:04Q&A: Multi-source funding
10. 46:16Q&A: Revenue forecasting