Episode 69: Anya Combs, Director of Games at Kickstarter

Greetings Entreprenerds!

My guest this week is Anya Combs, Director of Games at Kickstarter. Anya works to make the games category as successful as possible and help creators marketing and Kickstarting video games, board games, TTRPGs and other gaming projects.

Listen on iTunes or Stitcher.

In this episode we discuss:

  • 2:30 How Anya became Director of Games at Kickstarter
  • 5:30 Importance of planning ahead for successful Kickstarter
  • 7:30 Tips for becoming a Kickstarter Featured Project
  • 12:00 Building your project and community before coming to Kickstarter
  • 15:30 Preparing your games project for Kickstarter as early as possible
  • 19:00 How to build your game community online and at conventions
  • 25:00 The lifecycle of a Kickstarter campaign
  • 30:30 Common Kickstarter mistakes
  • 32:00 What to learn from an unfunded Kickstarter

Be sure to follow Anya on Twitter @AnyaynA

I’d really appreciate any feedback either on Twitter @UndertheCapes, in the blog comments or through a rating on iTunes or Stitcher. Thanks and see you soon!