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Thanks for replying. So income that is not revenue. That makes sense. Some backers chose to receive nothing, though, so for them its not even a transaction, just a donation, I gues…

My company got money through Kickstarter.com to work on a project, but no one seems to have any idea how to list it on taxes. Just wondering what the standard procedure is for mone…

My partner and I are developing an app for someone else. They will pay us lump sums for the phases of the development, but we also want "royalties" for the income generated by the …

This is not exactly what you're looking for, but 99designs.com is a neat site. I used to enjoy conceptart.org, too, but haven't checked it much lately.

To clarify, I don't think marketing or a business model are optional, and I don't expect to have a hit or a small successful business without them. I would like to try something un…

Well, I didn't necessarily mean being a rock star or the next Angry Birds, but there is a general sweet spot of "cool, desirable product" that I want to hit. You mean that with a g…

Do you know any small indie games that succeeded because of an amazing marketing strategy and NOT because of word-of-mouth/social media and the fact that their game is really, real…

Contacting webcomics was a good idea; thanks. I have already been thinking about cross-promotion through webcomics, too. It is kind of an all-or-nothing proposition. We just have t…

Well, games can't be priced less than 50 cents. What you're suggesting seems to be strictly prohibited by Apple, so that developers can't get around it. They always get 30%, it see…

I don't expect our first game to necessarily be a hit, but we'll be working towards what I explained above. It'll probably take time to build up to your 1, 2, and 3 (unless we get …

Still working on that, but making a really fun game seems more important than anything else, since popular iPhone games spread quickly by word of mouth and social networks.

I don't expect to jump straight to the level of Japanese corporate networks, but it's an area that deserves further exploration. I think that the "cross-platform mega-success" and …

Hi, I'm working on a video game start-up in Athens, Georgia. I was asked about our revenue model, so I did a formal write-up and was wondering how it sounds. Any feedback would be …

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

That looks awesome. Is there a resource online to find all the start-up/tech incubators in Europe, or the world? I'll be traveling in Europe soon and would love to visit more place…

That's funny, I'm in Kyoto now and just saw his "Eggs of Moebius" on Youtube. Thanks.

I had never thought about it in exactly that kind of way, of artists being researchers just like scientists, but I have to say I totally agree. Thanks for the links; Lights On! was…

Thanks, I'm not in the Bay Area now but planning to move there in the next year. I'll definitely be looking more into both of those.

Thanks, I appreciate all the links and information. Flight404 looks really neat.

I know there are a lot of people on here who aren't strictly computer programmers; I think in one post someone described the "hackers" of "hacker news" as "creative, curious, pract…

Could you explain what you mean about YC not "fitting" with what a video game developer needs?

That looks like a really interesting company, thanks!

I don't want to get downvoted, but is it ok to post just to say thank you, even though it doesn't add to the discussion?

Looking through a pdf of YC-funded companies, I did find two game companies. One made a Facebook gambling app and is focused on making "quick, smart games at a very rapid pace" (ht…

kickstarter.com is full of people and projects that need many small investments like that. You usually get lots of goodies from them in the process, too. Good luck, and thanks for …