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Hi, I’m James. I spent a decade engineering at startups and tinkering with games. Now I craft tools and resources that keep your creativity flowing.

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JamSession: Timebox Your Creativity

Add a layer of discipline to your creative pursuits like art, music, and coding in order to up your flow.

Stuck Finding Game Ideas

When you experience creative blocks in game design, here’s some ways to move forward.

gamedevApr 25, 25

Stuck Finding Game Ideas

You Are Employee #1

A reality check for indie makers and solo founders about the accountability of being the only employee.

insightsApr 8, 25

You Are Employee #1

Mishon: Game Marketing Checklist

A tasklist which covers pre-launch, demo, launch, and post-launch game marketing phases.

The Pressure Behind Your First Game

Discussing the high expectations that come with releasing your first game and ways to manage them.

gamedevApr 24, 25

The Pressure Behind Your First Game

Follow the Money

Exploring the tension between financial pragmatism and conventional startup wisdom for new businesses.

insightsMar 25, 25

Follow the Money

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Tane

your living game design document

design your game

Reset

give yourself a few minutes to relax, focus, and grow

Agitodo

your game dev journey companion to track growth

track your progress