Neven Mrgan
My friend, coworker, and boss Cabel Sasser gave a GDC talk about the development of Playdate, our handheld game console. He speaks publicly once every ten years, and it’s always the decade’s highlight: https://gdcvault.com/play/1034707/The-Playdate-Story-What-Was
The Playdate Story: What Was it Like to Make Handheld Video Game System Hardware?

Imagine a company that has only ever made easily-downloadable computer software deciding to suddenly jump into an entirely new world of creation: hardware. A company that's used to almost any problem being solved by hitting a breakpoint and...

Apr 14, 2024 at 4:24amWeb
Show threadSteven GarrityApr 14, 2024
@neven I’m on board with “slowbiz”
Show threadMichael B. JohnsonApr 15, 2024
@sgarrity @neven I also appreciate the one-wordness of it, but I think there actually is a term, much derided by VCs - a “lifestyle business”, as in - it provides a nice lifestyle for the folks running it, but doesn't have that hockey stick growth they crave.
Show threaddxzdbApr 14, 2024
@neven wow! What a great presentation! Thanks for sharing your journey! And confirming how hard the job of shipping hardware is 😵😱🤩@cabel
Show threadOliver HuntApr 14, 2024
@neven but did he see a shadow?
Show threadkcǃApr 15, 2024
@neven what a spectacular talk! Thank you for sharing it with us here, Neven!
Show threadAndrew MadsenApr 15, 2024

@neven @cabel

As a longtime Panic fan, hardware engineer, Mac/iOS dev, and a happy Playdate player, I really enjoyed this.

I work for (and really only want to work for) a Slowbiz too, and I'm certainly going to use that. I've also had the “oh, you work for a startup!" thing even though the company is old enough to drive…

Show threadmattApr 15, 2024
@neven is there another source for the video? I can't seem to get any sound or playback controls on my phone
Show threadmattApr 15, 2024
@neven solved: I figured out that forcing the page to load in desktop instead of mobile mode in Firefox or Chrome reveals controls that are cropped off bottom left and right.
Show threadHenry WilkinsonApr 15, 2024
@neven "Slowbiz" is incredibly funny. Worth watching! Thanks for posting!
Show threadmattApr 15, 2024
@neven that was a well spent 40 minutes, thank you. I wish for more #slowbiz companies like yours in the world 🌍