Nathaniel Barker : Roamer Games Founder, Ex-Seeds, Ex-Chartboost, Ex-Disney | FireDEV | EP12
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:00:21 - What was it like working for Disney and what was the interview process like?
0:05:29 - Why did you leave Disney?
0:07:29 - What did you do at Chartboost and what is Chartboost?
0:10:11 - What did you do at Linekong and why did you leave Chartboost?
0:14:20 - Linekong failed to raise funding
0:17:33 - Working at Disney & Chartboost vs Linekong
0:19:45 - Working in America vs Taiwan
0:25:15 - Top marketing tips from Disney, Chartboost and Linekong?
0:28:57 - What is Seeds?
0:32:43 - What did your company The Ultra Bright do?
0:33:17 - Why did you leave The Ultra Bright?
0:35:05 - Do you use Instagram instead of your own website for The Ultra Bright?
0:36:25 - Did your wife make The Ultra Bright website?
0:37:23 - Coding Bootcamps
0:40:15 - Finding a coding job with a coding Bootcamp
0:42:19 - Is it easier to get a second coding job?
0:44:10 - Did your wife have a technical background?
0:45:25 - How is Codecademy?
0:47:05 - Coding Bootcamp vs University
0:48:15 - Codecademy problems
0:53:39 - Project management course?
0:55:33 - Why have you only worked in the gaming industry?
0:57:54 - People in the gaming industry are more humble than the movie industry
1:02:55 - Does your job excite random people?
1:14:04 - What did you do at Kolibri Games?
1:16:36 - Being bought out by Ubisoft
1:17:10 - What was it like getting bought out by Ubisoft?
1:19:40 - What does an advisor to a games company role do?
1:22:08 - What is Roamer Games?
1:27:14 - What was raising money like for your company?
1:29:38 - Lead investor control
1:33:06 - How long did it take to raise money?
1:35:20 - How often did investors meet you in person?
1:36:14 - What was pitching virtually like?
1:38:15 - Reworking your Pitch Deck
1:39:25 - What advice would you give to someone trying to raise funds?
1:41:04 - Raising over $1,000,000
1:42:20 - Will you raise more funds?
1:43:39 - Why did you raise funds vs bootstrapping your company?
1:44:45 - What did you have when you raised funds?
1:45:33 - Who created the prototype?
1:45:58 - When will Roamer Games launch its first game
1:47:30 - What advice would you give that you learned from Disney and Chartboost?