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When to invest in marketing

"Don't invest in paid marketing" might be one of the most common startup recommendations - but when should you? In this article we'll explore when to invest in marketing and how to avoid losing millions of dollars by setting sequential marketing objectives.

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Steam’s discovery algorithm killed my sales

Firstly I want to be clear that I have had some measure of success on Steam and I’ve enjoyed going to Steam Dev Days and other events and talking to their reps who seem to be genuinely interested supporting indie developers. So this blog post is not about me hating on Steam, rather it’s to discuss a recent issue that…

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Why most mobile development projects fail

You just signed a new client. You are excited to work on this new project. It’s technically challenging and financially fulfilling. You’re going to do your absolute best to make this project a success for you and your client. You’re hoping to build your reputation along the way by featuring this client in your…

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Extending per-second billing in Google Cloud

We are pleased to announce that we’re extending per-second billing, with a one minute minimum, to Compute Engine, Container Engine, Cloud Dataproc, and App Engine flexible environment VMs. These changes are effective today and are applicable to all VMs, including Preemptible VMs and VMs running our premium operating…