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Special guest, Chandana Ekanayake joins us to share advice around starting an indie studio and surviving current swings in the games industry.

Studio website: https://outerloopgames.com/
Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/Dosa_Divas/
Outerloop Social: http://outerloopgames.bsky.social/
Eka's social: http://ekanaut.bsky.social/
Eka's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandana-ekanayake/

00:00:00 - Housekeeping
00:03:03 - Welcome Chandana Ekanayake
00:14:43 - Luck's role in success
00:23:20 - Harnessing your team's super powers
00:30:56 - Setting genre expectations
00:38:40 - Positioning your game
00:53:36 - Running a business vs. Making a game
01:05:21 - Your team is your most valuable asset
01:12:53 - Don't use outliers as a business model
01:20:03 - Community Q&A
01:31:35 - Wrapping up