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Kenneth Tran

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Lessons learnt: 5 reasons why founding a startup is like earning a graduate business degree

Lessons learnt: 5 reasons why founding a startup is like earning a graduate business degree

Yahoo Singapore — Nothing you learn in school will prepare you for the startup world, but the startup world will prepare you for school As a serial entrepreneur I've had many ventures. Many failed, a couple didn't, and after almost 10 startups later I'm still alive in the game.
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The indie games industry is perfect - and that's the problem!

The indie games industry is perfect - and that's the problem!

Yahoo Singapore — The principles of economics themselves no longer apply in blanket terms in a real world perfectly-competitive market - this is similar to a black hole in physics The independent games industry is currently in a state of near perfection. It's perfect. It's a perfectly competitive market economy. While
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What I learned as a startup founder who went back to school

What I learned as a startup founder who went back to school

Tech in Asia — As a serial entrepreneur, I've had many ventures. A lot of them failed and only a couple succeeded, but after almost 10 startups, I'm still alive in the game. After working on startups as a side hustle, I switched to become a full-time entrepreneur five years ago.
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The indie games industry is perfect. And that's the problem.

The indie games industry is perfect. And that's the problem.

medium.com — The independent games industry is currently in a state of near perfection. It's perfect. It's a perfectly competitive market economy. While the AAA industry has long been an oligopoly with relatively few firms and high barriers to entry, it has been disrupted by digital distribution and self-publishing. Everyone knows this story...
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Most startup founders cannot answer this question: How do you test if there is a market for your ...

Most startup founders cannot answer this question: How do you test if there is a market for your ...

Gamasutra — Lets roleplay for a moment here. You're the founder of a rising technology startup. Say you have a new idea for a product. You need to test whether there is a market for the product before expending more resources to deploy it. What do you do?
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The Best Indie Games Marketing Strategy for Solo Developers

The Best Indie Games Marketing Strategy for Solo Developers

Gamasutra — The following blog post, unless otherwise noted, was written by a member of Gamasutra's community. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the writer and not Gamasutra or its parent company. Well one of the best. Because hey nobody truly knows the best route.
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Violence in Video Games and Games Regulation - Kenneth Tran - United States Press Agency News (US...

Violence in Video Games and Games Regulation - Kenneth Tran - United States Press Agency News (US...

www.business.uspa24.com — USPA NEWS - Today an editorial statement was released by the National Committee for Games Policy and Jonathan Hansell on the issue of violence in video games. So, this issue really started with the era of "DOOM" and the Columbine School shooting. Doom is a first-person shooter where the protagonist shoots demons and other creatures.
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Discuss: People are irrational, so don't put too much time on testing product-market fit

Discuss: People are irrational, so don't put too much time on testing product-market fit

Tech in Asia — Discuss is a format where you can share insightful answers to interesting startup, entrepreneurship, and tech questions. Drop your thoughts in the comments section below. Let's roleplay for a moment here. You're the founder of a rising technology startup and you have a new product idea.
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Attackers can sue your startup for unexpected reasons, and you should watch out for such "legal h...

Attackers can sue your startup for unexpected reasons, and you should watch out for such "legal h...

Yahoo Singapore — Much like how hackers can breach a system such as your startup IT security measures, a lawsuit seeker can find a loophole or opening that is not covered by your disclaimers, terms of service, or other protocols you have in place Editor's note: e27 publishes relevant guest contributions from the community
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