There is money to be made from attending conferences
summary
Cluster Kyani reports concrete outcomes from attending Pocket Gamer events: monthly turnover >€500,000 across member studios, publishing deals worth €150,000+, and one team securing €500,000 seed after 17 months from first meeting while earning ~€200,000 in subcontracting during that period. Teams bring student projects to pitch competitions, win paid service credits, and convert subcontract work into investors and publishers. Recommended route: test at Helsinki, then scale outreach in London where most serious European money gathers.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Kyani introduction
- 3:42Cluster success events
- 6:14Pocket Gamer learning networking
- 8:47Pocket Gamer competitions benefits
- 11:47Investments from events
- 14:45Publishing subcontracting deals
- 16:57Business from subcontracting
- 18:01Networking beyond floor
- 19:07Sponsors closing
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