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.

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Transcript

1. The True Adventures of a Part-Time Indie by Ellen Shapiro IndieDevStock | Nashville, TN | September 2016 justhum.com | spothero.com | @designatednerd
6. Why might someone want to be a part-time indie?
7. Why might someone want a day job?
12. Why Am I A Part-Time Indie?
14. Will my job exist This time next week?
15. Is my paycheck going to clear?
16. How am I going to get Health insurance?
17. Where is my rent coming from?
24. acknowledge when you need help
26. You find out real quick what you actually care about
27. The coldest winter in chicago ever
28. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=101458&source=0
31. You != Your Code
32. acknowledge when you need help
34. Trade off Lessons Learned
37. How much time do I have to do this?
39. Sadly, Adulting involves calendars
41. Sometimes the ! hits the fan everywhere at once
42. Sometimes things go incredibly well everywhere at once
43. acknowledge when you need help
47. thank you
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.