For this entry I will answer this questions: “Lay out how you would go about actually finding an investor that WILL give you $200.000 and two years time.”
This is my thought process on how to acquire the financing I need:
- Questions i need to answer before I talk to anyone
- Make sure my game idea is solid.
- what games are out there like mine?
- is mine better? is this a popular style of game? is the market saturated?
- what do other games do that mine does not? why?
- why is my game better and how?
- what games are out there like mine?
- What is the financial model?
- how will this game make money?
- how will I use the money I is given to me?
- what is timeline for deliver and repayment?
- is additional financing a consideration?
- What is my plan to build the game
- what will I make/do
- what will I pay to get made for me?
- how will it be delivered, download – hardcopy?
- Make sure my game idea is solid.
- After answering these questions I need to research.
- how to people get financing for games?
- look at forums – books and other online resources.
- Am I just looking at private lending or institutional?
- Can I contact other indie developers and see who they have used
- Is there any grants that can be applied for to create the game?
- Am I only looking for an American lender or can I look internationally?
- how to people get financing for games?
This was more of a brainstorm than an in-depth answer, It is just hard to come up with solid ideas when I have so many unanswered questions.
So what am I missing what steps should I take?
