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| | Support Bootstrapping in the Austin Gaming industry. | | Support Bootstrapping in the Austin Gaming industry. |
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| − | Represent & explain Bootstrapping to an industry that embraces the model, but does not share the vocabulary. | + | Represent |
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| − | Bridge the divide between the traditional game company business model ''(slash, burn, sell to ***)'' and the Bootstrap ideal of building great, sustainable businesses.
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| − | '''Charter'''
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| − | The industry surrounding [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaming Gaming] includes ventures that:
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| − | * design/develop (creation, expansion, editing)
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| − | * produce (print, programming, testing, art, music)
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| − | * market (channel marketing, community building)
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| − | * distribute (retail & direct fulfilment)
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| − | * support (hosting, events, systems), or
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| − | * integrate '''games''' into other ventures (consulting, entertainment, education).
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| − | In Austin, we have strong companies from both the digital (console, computer, massively multiplayer online, mobile) and hobby/traditional (card, board, RPG, miniature) sides of this industry.
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| − | {{Industry Subgroups}}
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| − | [[Category: Subgroups]]
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| − | [[Category: Subgroups by Industry]]
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