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

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

Ellen Shapiro
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September 17, 2016
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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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