Why You Shall Not Quit Your Day Job To Make A Game App

Time to live off the past savings

Say goodbye to luxury habits

Live a frugal life

Don't ask people to sign an NDA first

A great idea is worth a million dollars

...Only if it can be well executed

Great partners do what you can't

Spend extra time with them

Know their itches & quirks

Friends != Partners

"Small games need generalists" -- Adam Saltsman

Not just making a good game and then profit

Get your noble hands dirty

Know your audience: you won't be able to please everyone

You won't hit the nail on the head in your 1st, 2nd & 3rd games

Don't make your dream game yet

Budget for at least 3 games

Don't forget to count in the living costs

No reveille to wake you up every morning

You are your own boss!

...And that's the real problem

Enjoy your free time but not too much

No peers to talk to, gossip & flirt with

You'll have many toys causing distraction & procrastination

Motivation: easy to lose, hard to recover

Try to convince your beloved ones

Unconditional love will get you through the hard time

Put out the fire before it burns you down

Career can be rebooted, life can't

A million sad songs underneath

Stories they won't tell & you won't hear

Go nowhere by just reading & listening stuff

Don't chase the fad

Speak up your mind

Join and/or build a community

Don't be afraid to flop -- It won't be the first & the last

No Secret Era: Honesty goes a long way

Make at least one game app when you have a day job -- If you can't make it now, you won't make it tomorrow

If everything needs to be 100% ready before taking action -- You can do nothing at all

How long can you live without income?

When the going gets tough, will you give up?

If you were going to fail, would you still go for it?