Neven MrganApr 14, 2024
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...

Show threadSteven GarrityApr 14, 2024
@neven I’m on board with “slowbiz”
Show threadMichael B. Johnson
@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.
Apr 15, 2024 at 1:06amIvory for Mac