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How to Bootstrap an Indie Startup

How to Bootstrap an Indie Startup

Update: 2025-09-23
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Pendragon Wachtel is an experience indie developer, publisher, and team founder. He has built titles from the ground up both with and without funding. In this session, we will overview how to get from zero to funding, but most importantly, how to survive the time between the two. We'll cover how to avoid high turnover, how to maintain structure, and how to deliver a build to investors that can really impress them.

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