How to Manage an Indie Games Studio ft. Chandana Ekanayake (Outerloop Games)

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