Kim Nordström - UP DOWN UP: Why some game companies succeed, while others fail

About this episode

Kim Nordström discusses the reasons behind the success and failure of game companies.

Other Sources Discussed Failing to Fail: The Spiderweb Software Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stxVBJem3Rs&t=2794s Radical Candor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_Candor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Indie Game Clinic

Guest: Kim Nordström

Topics covered

• game company success
• failure analysis
• game development
• business strategies
• Radical Candor

Keywords

• game companies
• success
• failure
• business strategies
• game development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spiderweb Software

Books & works: Radical Candor

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