The True Adventures of A Part-Time Indie - Indie Dev Stock, Nashville TN, September 2016

My talk from Indie Dev Stock on becoming a part-time indie and building Hum.

http://justhum.com

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1. The True Adventures of a
   Part-Time Indie
   by Ellen Shapiro
   IndieDevStock | Nashville, TN | September 2016
   justhum.com | spothero.com | @designatednerd
   

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6. Why might someone
   want to be a part-time indie?
   

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7. Why might someone
   want a day job?
   

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12. Why Am I A
    Part-Time Indie?
    

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14. Will my job exist
    This time next week?
    

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15. Is my paycheck
    going to clear?
    

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16. How am I going to get
    Health insurance?
    

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17. Where is my rent
    coming from?
    

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24. acknowledge when
    you need help
    

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26. You find out
    real quick
    what you actually care about
    

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27. The coldest winter in
    chicago ever
    

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28. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=101458&source=0
    

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31. You != Your Code
    

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32. acknowledge when
    you need help
    

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34. Trade off
    Lessons Learned
    

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37. How much time
    do I have to do this?
    

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39. Sadly, Adulting
    involves calendars
    

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41. Sometimes the !
    hits the fan
    everywhere at once
    

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42. Sometimes things go
    incredibly well
    everywhere at once
    

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43. acknowledge when
    you need help
    

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47. thank you
    

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48. Photo Credits!
    » Culled Paper by Dvortygirl https://www.flickr.com/
    photos/dvortygirl/8643961221
    » Evil Scientist in the Spotlight by Martijn vdS
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/treenaks/5869967197/
    » CFD vs. the ice, John Gress, Reuters.
    

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