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I'm pretty sure it's not the talk you're thinking of, but Jeff Vogel (who has been mostly-successfully making indie games consistently since 1995) mentions it i

I'm pretty sure it's not the talk you're thinking of, but Jeff Vogel (who has been mostly-successfully making indie games consistently since 1995) mentions it in this GDC vault talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stxVBJem3Rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stxVBJem3Rs They were able to stop paying a third employee when they went to Steam. That's a lot of value to the business.

cheez 8y ago
> They were able to stop paying a third employee when they went to Steam. That's a lot of value to the business. They were able to stop paying? Doesn't that mean they make less money?
- Retric 8y ago
  Revenue is fairly useless it’s profit that you care about. Having less employees also means less effort managing them.
  - cheez 8y ago
    Ah I see.
    - eropple 8y ago
      They also made more money, even with Steam's cut. People are expensive. (Hence the whole "oncoming economic doom" thing.)