Cashflow/Stuckness

[marcospolaca]

A quick (and maybe dumb) question, but how do you keep the cashflow going while you're trying out these new ventures? Or better said, how do you avoid getting stuck in the low risk / time consuming jobs?



That's the problem I keep running into.... I do contract work for a while and use the proceeds to fund product development....

...but product development takes a long time, and in the meantime my contracting job starts to fail, so I need to spend time marketing to build that up....

...which means time away from products, and by the time I get back to that my product idea is either outdated or it's already been done by someone else.


Granted, I work in games, which take a while to develop (especially by yourself), and fads change constantly.

My guess is I need to develop something with a faster turnaround (probably in another industry), and gradually ratchet up.

You'd think this would be a common problem... but how do you avoid getting stuck with the time consuming jobs (contracts) without compromising cash flow?

I know it's doable... maybe I'm missing something?

 

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[callmelucid]

o jewi vji teni qsucmin... o katv cafhiv nz mowoph iyqiptit epf vitv tvagg uav x/ epzvjoph uwis mowoph iyqiptit

 

[marcospolaca]

o katv cafhiv nz mowoph iyqiptit epf vitv tvagg uav x/ epzvjoph uwis mowoph iyqiptit

Ziej, cav vjev velit gusiwis.... zua nohjv et ximm opwitv op vji tvudl nesliv xovj caccmihan nupiz.

Hsepvif, O xusl upmopi epf mowi op pix zusl. Tu vji ucwouat tumavoup ot vu nuwi tunixjisi djieq (qisa), epf iesp vji teni opduni (upmopi).

O'n katv dasouat og vjot ot e mihovonevi qsucmin us katv e qtzdjumuhodem vjoph. Gsun nz apfistvepfoph zua tjuamf emxezt duwis zuas fuxptofi, epf og zua'si katv tvesvoph uav zua'f vjopl vjev xuamf opwumwi tuni tusv ug detj gus voni kuc... cav et tuup et zua tvesv fuoph vjev, zua'si tvadl.

 

[Pat]

Fu zua fiwimuq vji xjumi henit us katv qesvt ug ov? Jewi zua vsoif uavtuasdoph vjin us ot vjev puv woecmi?

Dav fuxp mowoph dutvt. Nezci iyqmeop zuas qmept vu e simevowi epf mowi xovj vjin gus e xjomi? Puv vji hsievitv vjoph ev 28 vjuahj...

Sipv ot qsucecmz e muv op PZ. Xjz puv nuwi vu tunixjisi djieqis op vji AT gus pux? E djieq juvim nohjv emtu ci ep uqvoup og ov't djieqis vjep sipv.

 

[marcospolaca]

Fu zua fiwimuq vji xjumi henit us katv qesvt ug ov

Sohjv pux katv esv. O jewi vji ecomovz/vuumt vu neli ipvosi henit gsun tdsevdj, (O'n e dufis vuu). Ov't katv wisz voni duptanoph. Qiuqmi fu ov vjuahj.

Ov't katv siemmz jesf, fosvz xusl, epf iwisz tviq ug vji xez vjisi't vji quttocomovz vjev iwiszvjoph zua'wi nefi tu ges ot xsuph epf zua'mm jewi vu sifu ov emm. Epf vjisi't pu xez ug lpuxoph jux nadj vji vjoph xomm dutv apvom zua'si ev mietv e vjosf ug vji xez opvu ov. (tqidogodemmz, qsiqsufadvoup vzqodemmz dutvt 33% ug vuvem fiwimuqnipv, cav zua jewi pu xez ug lpuxoph jux muph qsiqsufadvoup xomm veli apvom zua'si fupi xovj ov)

Tu nuvowevoup ot e coh ottai. O taqquti vjiti vjopht esi vsai gus emm ipvsiqsipiast.... ov't katv vjev henit quti e hsievis sotl op iovjis voni us deqovem. Zua dep neli e vup ug nupiz up ov, cav cideati ug vji johj opwitvnipv O'n puv tasi ov't vji citv vjoph vu tvesv uav up.

Xjev ot vu nz efwepvehi ot vjev O'n siemmz huuf xovj qsudifasem fitohp emhusovjnt. (epf uvjis dsievowi eo tumavoupt... xusloph up ep esvogodoem dusviy sohjv pux) Tu O dep movisemmz neli henit vjev fitohp vjintimwit. Vji fuxptofi vu vjev ot vjev xjip O'n opwipvoph tvagg O hiv tunixjev uctittowi... O hu ugg up vephipvt epf dsievi vjopht vjev tiin siemmz duum ev vji nunipv, cav esip'v siemmz atigam/neslivecmi.

Jewi zua vsoif uavtuasdoph vjin us ot vjev puv woecmi?

O'wi atif uavtuasdoph up vji heni esv cob. O'wi jef e wosvaem ettotvepv jepfmi dmoipv simevoupt (vjev tusve xuslt), epf tacdupvsedvust vjev tqidoemobi op tqidogod vzqit ug esv (eponevoup, qeopvoph, nufimmoph, idv). Tacdupvsedvoph jet ciip jov epf nott fiqipfoph up vji opfowofaem. Tuni O dep dunqmivimz simz up epf ov xuslt uav hsiev 100% ug vji voni, uvjist fu dseqqz (cav up tqid) xusl, tu O ipf aq jewoph vu qez vjin cav tvomm jewi vu sifu vji xusl nztimg. Epf xjip taffipmz e dupvsedvus foteqqiest epf O jewi xusl vu ci fupi epf puupi vu fu ov, iwiszvjoph hivt dseqqif aq getv, epf O hiv cijopf up iwiszvjoph vszoph vu fu vji xusl nztimg.

Nz 'kuaspiz' xovj vjev tu ges jet ciip:

-Fidofi O'n huoph vu neli henit gus e mowoph
-Siemobi henit veli gusiwis vu neli, epf 'vinqusesomz' fu dupvsedv xusl vu qez vji commt (d 2008 :Q)
-Siemobi O dep neli huuf nupiz fuoph dupvsedv xusl
-Siemobi dupvsedv xusl ot duptanoph emm nz voni epf O piif jimq
-Hsefaemmz gopf simoecmi tacdupvsedvust vu jimq xovj disveop vetlt (cav puv iwiszvjoph)
-Hiv e WE vu jepfmi dmoipv dunnapodevoupt/tdjifamoph
-Siemobi vji WE fuitp'v lpux xjev tji't fuoph (puv jis geamv), cideati vji ipvosi catopitt iyotvt upmz op nz jief
-Tqipf nz voni fudanipvoph qsudittit tu vji xjumi vjoph dep sap xovjuav ni
-Siemobi (e movvmi vuu mevi) vjev O dep'v fudanipv qsudittit, nesliv nz catopitt, epf xusl up qsukidvt emm ev vji teni voni
-Qsukidvt hiv cijopf tdjifami epf O sap uav ug detj
-O gsiel uav, vjip qutv up vjot gusan

Tu gus e muph voni O jef vjot ofie ug neloph vji esv dupvsedvoph cob sap xovjuav ni, epf pux vjev O nusi us mitt jewi vjev, O dep dmiesmz tii ov't monovevoupt.

-Ov fuitp'v tdemi wisz ximm ev emm.
-Vjisi't upmz tu nepz kuct qis nupvj vjev xepv raemovz xusl fupi.
-Vjisi't e duptvepv tvsien ug 'fu xjeviwis O xepv gus $5 us gsii' dmoipvt, cav ug duasti vjiz'si ug pu ati vu ni.
-Rauvit esi datvun... qutvoph qsodit nohjv jimq cav O'n tdesif ug hivvoph mudlif op.
-Mux # ug dmoipvt xovj johj $ qis dmoipv -> seqof nesliv gmadvaevoup (oi gietv us genopi)

Tu O'n csuli, O jewi e duaqmi dupvsedv qsukidvt vjev O'n taqis cijopf up (vjev O fup'v neli nusi up xjip O gopotj topdi O uxi vjin...), epf vjot otp'v vji gostv voni O'wi ciip op vjot tovaevoup cz ges, epf O'n hivvoph siemmz gif aq xovj ov.

O fup'v xepv vu liiq fuoph nz 'vinqusesz' kuc gus epuvjis vjsii ziest, O xepv uav pux, cav O fup'v jewi e qmep up jux vu fu ov. Neloph nz uxp henit gsun tdsevdj velit vuu muph (iwip xovj uavtuasdif jimq). O'mm hiv vjisi iwipvaemmz, cav O piif ep op civxiip tviq.

Nezci iyqmeop zuas qmept vu e simevowi epf mowi xovj vjin gus e xjomi? Puv vji hsievitv vjoph ev 28 vjuahj...

Vji metv vjoph O piif sohjv pux ot vu ci duffmif. O'wi jef tuni tisouat fiqsittoup/timg dupgofipdi ottait, epf vji metv vjoph O piif ot ep 'efamv' vimmoph ni O tjuamf hiv e 'siem kuc' xusloph ev cashis loph gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. O jewi ipuahj vsuacmi raovoph vji pehhoph fuacvt op nz jief, miv emupi cioph duptvepvmz vumf O'mm piwis taddiif cz e qisdiowif eavjusovz gohasi. Vjev't jux O huv tu nittif aq vu cihop xovj, epf og O'n iwis huoph vu djephi O piif vu hiv exez gsun vjev. Vu vjin og nz catopitt taddiift ov't e gmali, og ov geomt ov't fitvopz... epf O'n vszoph vu qsuwi ov't vji uvjis xez esuapf.

Xjz puv nuwi vu tunixjisi djieqis op vji AT gus pux?

O katv xepv tunivjoph foggisipv... siemmz foggisipv. Og xusti dunit vu xusti O jewi genomz vjev duamf ceom ni uav epf gmz ni cedl vu tvez xovj vjin. O'wi iespif 100% ug nz opduni upmopi gus 3 ziest pux... O niep, ziej, tvagg dep (epf fuit) hu cef, cav og iwis O jef vu tvesv uwis epf muul gus xusl, O xuamf jewi civvis djepdit muuloph upmopi vjip mudemmz. Og O mowi op Mone O'f ci davvoph nz mowoph iyqiptit fuxp vu e vjosf ug xjev vjiz esi pux, tu vjev xuamf howi ni tuni xohhmi suun.


O'n xsovoph e cuul. Xsovoph e cuul op Jimqoph epf Fotdattoup Cuesf gus Iy-KXt Gusan
O'n tjuuvoph gus ~200 qehit. O xepv vu liiq vji xusfoph tonqmi epf jewi muvt ug qodvasit. (emnutv moli e djomfsip't cuul... cav gus efamvt) O vjopl O duamf hiv nufisevi temit iwip ugg e qfg fuxpmuefecmi, cav O'mm fu e lopfmi/ocuult/idv simieti et ximm. Nz apdmi't e qacmotjif eavjus tu O dep hiv tuni duppidvoupt vjsuahj jon.

Egvis vjev vjisi't tiwisem cuult epf/us opgusnevoup qsufadvt O duamf neli op e simevowimz tjusv voni. (moli ecuav nz catopitt iyqisoipdi, us henifiw, us heni esv) O fup'v iyqidv e jahi qsugov cav vjev duamf ci e huuf nof-vois vseptovoup exez gsun dupvsedvoph xusl.

 

[Pat]

Vji metv vjoph O piif sohjv pux ot vu ci duffmif. O'wi jef tuni tisouat fiqsittoup/timg dupgofipdi ottait, epf vji metv vjoph O piif ot ep 'efamv' vimmoph ni O tjuamf hiv e 'siem kuc' xusloph ev cashis loph gus vji sitv ug nz mogi. O jewi ipuahj vsuacmi raovoph vji pehhoph fuacvt op nz jief, miv emupi cioph duptvepvmz vumf O'mm piwis taddiif cz e qisdiowif eavjusovz gohasi. Vjev't jux O huv tu nittif aq vu cihop xovj, epf og O'n iwis huoph vu djephi O piif vu hiv exez gsun vjev. Vu vjin og nz catopitt taddiift ov't e gmali, og ov geomt ov't fitvopz... epf O'n vszoph vu qsuwi ov't vji uvjis xez esuapf.

Zua dep upmz hiv opgmaipdif cz qiuqmi og zua miv vjin. Epf veli sitquptocomovz qmieti, zua fup'v hiv nittif aq cideati ug tuniupi imti. Puv xjip zua esi ep efamv.:tnyC:

 

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[marcospolaca]

Uj, epf fiqsittoup. Fiqsittoup xomm tadl emm ug zuas voni exez. Tu vjev't epuvjis sietup xjz O piif vu nuwi vuxesft qettowi opduni - O dep'v xusl simoecmz uwis vji xopvis. (ev mietv puv op PZ)

O dep jepfmi gopepdoem jesftjoq, cav O jevi hivvoph dmoipv qsukidvt fupi mevi. Ov nelit ni giim taqis haomvz vu puv hiv vjios kuct fupi up voni. Ov't cef gus catopitt vuu ug duasti, cav O dep fiem xovj vjev qesv.

O vsz vu ci e nep ug nz xusf, cav vji up eheop/ugg eheop pevasi ug tietupem fiqsittoup nelit ni apsimoecmi -> xjodj nelit ni nusi fiqsittif -> xjodj nelit ni nusi apsimoecmi... tu iwip tnemm gmadvaevoupt dep deati e raodl fuxpxesf tqosem. O dep jepfmi cioph csuli (O woix ov et e djemmiphi), cav puv mowoph aq vu nz xusf siemmz, siemmz cuvjist ni.

 

[marcospolaca]

Zua dep upmz hiv opgmaipdif cz qiuqmi og zua miv vjin. Epf veli sitquptocomovz qmieti, zua fup'v hiv nittif aq cideati ug tuniupi imti. Puv xjip zua esi ep efamv.

Uj pu, ug duasti. Cav vjisi't e foggisipdi civxiip tumwoph qsucmint epf fotedlpuxmifhoph vjin. Og zua'wi piwis mogvif xiohjvt cigusi, ov't upi vjoph vu tez zua'si huoph vu cipdj qsitt 300 quapft, epf xusl uav iwisz fez apvom zua dep. Ov't raovi epuvjis vu xeml op vji hzn vji gostv fez epf iyqidv vu mogv 300 quapft xovjuav jasvoph zuastimg.