Presented to members of the Austin chapter of the International Game Developers Association in December 2010. Key topics covered include business plans, choice of legal entity, contracts, finance, people, marketing, payroll, contractors, taxes, insurance, M&A and legal.

1. 10
One-­‐Minute
Tips
for
Gaming
Startups
IGDA Micro Talk
2
Dec
10
Frank
Coppersmith
Chief
Opera7ng
Officer
GameSalad,
Inc.

2. I
Wanna
Make
a
Game!!!
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3. What
about.
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Bus
Plan
En7ty
Contracts
Finance
People
Marke7ng
Payroll
Contractors
Taxes
Insurance
M&A
Legal
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4. Business
Plan
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5. En7ty
Forma7on
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6. Contracts

7. Finance
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8. People
/
HR
Q:
Which
employee
is
going
to
sue
you?
A:
Trick
ques9on:
all
of
them!

9. Marke7ng
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10. Payroll
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11. Contractors

12. Taxes
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13. Insurance
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14. M&A
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15. Legal
Corporate
Forma#on
M&A
Transac#ons
&
Contracts
Licensing
TOS/TOU/EULA
Open
Source
Compliance
Funding
Employment
Publishers
Intellectual
Property
Li#ga#on
(Land
of
Barbarians)

16. We’re
Hiring!
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Web
Devlopers
Game
Engine
Developers
Graphic
Designers
Quality
Assurance
• jobs@gamesalad.com
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