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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 9325452" data-attributes="member: 1">A small company doesn't need to be the size of Google to be successful. It's possible to make more money as a one-man band than as a salaried corporate employee--even the big ones. Sure, not everyone can do it, but overheads are waaaay lower, and the '1000 true fans' theory isn't all hot air. Forget international fame--you don't need 50M people playing your game worldwide/ 1,000 people who spend a hundred dollars a year on your stuff is a pretty decent living, and if you can get 5,000 people? You're doing damn well.&nbsp; So I guess, how do you define successful? There are small company owners in this industry making more than famous designers at the multicorps... but they are not common. And yes, board games are a 10 times larger industry, and the big players there are generally way bigger than the big players in TTRPGs. But that also means it's 10 times more difficult to get noticed. There's something to be said for being a big fish in a small pond. But yeah, it's a gamble.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 9325452, member: 1"] A small company doesn't need to be the size of Google to be successful. It's possible to make more money as a one-man band than as a salaried corporate employee--even the big ones. Sure, not everyone can do it, but overheads are waaaay lower, and the '1000 true fans' theory isn't all hot air. Forget international fame--you don't need 50M people playing your game worldwide/ 1,000 people who spend a hundred dollars a year on your stuff is a pretty decent living, and if you can get 5,000 people? You're doing damn well. So I guess, how do you define successful? There are small company owners in this industry making more than famous designers at the multicorps... but they are not common. And yes, board games are a 10 times larger industry, and the big players there are generally way bigger than the big players in TTRPGs. But that also means it's 10 times more difficult to get noticed. There's something to be said for being a big fish in a small pond. But yeah, it's a gamble. [/QUOTE]

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