The Long Game: Dave Lang and Iron Galaxy

The Long Game: Dave Lang and Iron Galaxy

Alexander interviews Dave Lang, CEO / Founder of Iron Galaxy Studios about his journey and the long game he's playing. As real as it gets, Dave and Alexander get down to tacks on what it takes to be an independent developer in video games.

Show notes

This week Alexander Fernandez speaks with the CEO and Founder of Iron Galaxy Studios, Dave Lang. Raw and to the point, Dave and Alexander cover the realities of independent game development as well as:

TOPICS 1.Do you need to own your IP?

  1. Contract negotiations.
  2. Having a long game in video games.
  3. Radical candor with your team.
  4. Publisher crashed and burned, now what?
  5. Running the tables in the games industry.
  6. Hiring experienced executive talent.
  7. Retrospective of IGS.
  8. The most important thing when running a game studio.
  9. Future of IGS - what really matters?
  10. The financials.
  11. M&A - the hot or not of video games.
  12. Advice to your day-one founder self.

and a lot more.

Links mentioned in this episode: *https://irongalaxystudios.com

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Hosts

Alexander Fernandez

Alexander Fernandez

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Guests

Dave Lang

Dave Lang

Dave founded Iron Galaxy in 2008 after a 5-year stint as Midway’s Technical Director.He grew Iron Galaxy from a handful of employees to a company with more than 120 developers and 3 studios.

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