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Just wrapped another interview to promote the 2017 Sacramento Indie Arcade. I'm so proud to speak about our game development community! #SacIndieArcade #SacTech #startupsac #WestSacramento #westsac #indiegames #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #ThePeopleOfSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #SacramentoProud #Sacramento #SacTown #inthesac #YelpSacramento #whatsupsac (at West Sacramento Community Center, 1075 West Capitol Ave)

Single mom @sheriatwood has no technical background & quit her corporate job to launch her own startup company. She taught herself how to code! #WomenWhoCode #SupportPayApp • • Theory that you have to have a hustler and a hacker for your startup isn't always true. #StartupGrindSac #startupgrind • • Single mom, founder, and CEO @sheriatwood went without medical insurance for 3 years while building her startup company. • • "Founders believe when no one else does. But then there is a point of stupidity." - @sheriatwood • • The best investors are the one who give you the least grief. They get IT (concept) right away. • • She spoke with 240 investors to reach approx $7 million in investments. • • It's not just about the money. Choose investors for the connections. • • People get excited to join a startup until they realize how much work is involved. Then they jump ship. • • Money, resources and people attracted @sheriatwood to Sacramento. • • There is a difference between growth and revenue. Focus on revenue! Words of advice: turn on revenue sooner. Even if you grow slow/small. You'll know if people will buy your product/service. "When we turned on revenue, user acquisition slowed down but we learned what features people would pay for. ~ @sheriatwood" • • #startuplife #sactech • • .@sheriatwood started learning how to code at 34 years old. She's now 38. If she can do it, anyone can do it. • • If you think you're going to get rich from launching a startup, just stop now. • • Sheri put personal money out to make sure her employees were paid. She didn't get paid for 6 months. #startupsac • • #1 concern for investors was quality of talent pool in Sacramento. Are we capable to support tech companies? #sactech • • It doesn't get easier once you land funding. Just a different kind of stress. Don't do this for the money. • • Have a vision of where you want to be. Keep repeating the stuff that's working. Set your intentions. • • #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #ThePeopleOfSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #SacramentoProud #Sacramento #SacTown #inthesac #YelpSacramento #whatsupsac #startup #startuplife (at The Urban Hive)

2017 Sacramento Indie Arcade Keynote Speaker: Michelle Hill • • We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker, Michelle Hill, for the 2017 Sacramento Indie Arcade! • • A former 2013 IGDA Scholar, Michelle Hill studied animation at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She is a former animator of the indie game Outer Wilds, which has won two International Games Festival awards for Excellence in Design and the Seumas McNally grand prize. Michelle is currently at 2K Games as a Motion Capture Specialist where she has worked on the following AAA titles: NBA2K16, NBA2K17, WWE2K16, WWE2K17, XCOM 2 and Mafia 3. • • Join us on Saturday, April 8th in West Sacramento and help us welcome Michelle back home! • • Purchase your tickets today - www.indiearcade.org • • Blog: http://igdasacramento.org/2017/02/11/2017-sacramento-indie-arcade-keynote-speaker-michelle-hill/ • • • • #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #ThePeopleOfSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #SacramentoProud #Sacramento #SacTown #SacIndieArcade #sacgamersunite #gamedev #indiedev #inthesac #whatsupsac #womeningames #igda #igdasac #igdasacramento #indiegames (at Sacramento, California)

Ramen 🍜 • • • • #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #Sacramento #SacTown #igfoodie #igfoodshare #Ramen (at Shoki Ramen House)

Japanese curry and rice. 😋 #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #Sacramento #SacTown #igfoodie #igfoodshare (at Shoki Ramen House)

Check out this video Developing A Game from Concept to Paycheck - Success Through Community w/tCubed https://www.twitch.tv/breeaea/v/116909939 • • • • #HackerLab #GameDev #IndieDev #TwitchTV #TwitchCreative #StartupSac #startup #IndieGames #PlaytCubed #SPphotoshare #igerssac #igerssacramento #VisitSacramento #ThePeopleOfSacramento #SacAfterDark #ExploreSac #916igers #SacramentoProud #Sacramento #SacTown #SacTech #IGDAsac (at Hacker Lab)