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Message: <blockquote data-quote="diaglo" data-source="post: 5133414" data-attributes="member: 2885">some of them i think are already happening.1. like finding smaller companies who are struggling and giving them a hand. either by supporting their products or outright buying the ip to produce them.2. keeping an eye on the consumer market. via reading blogs, tweets, and message boards or watching podcasts. actively answering those requests to chat up your new lines coming out or in the works.3. hiring the best talent available for the price you can afford to pay. freelancers and staff.4. gaming. yes. actually playing the games you are designing instead of just doing strategy thinks. this includes demos at cons or stores. so the product gets a full vetting.5. being willing to make changes when changes are necessary instead of just at a whim or b/c you need to find a cash revenue. this is a hard one. things plateau. but killing a product line that others are happy with is never a good thing.6. staying hungry. if you aren't hungry, you aren't looking. sated companies soon become dead wood.7. not being afraid to voice an opinion. yes. you will piss off customers. but being honest and true to your product is better.</blockquote>