The crowdfunding nerds discuss their 2023 predictions on economics, manufacturing and board game demand.
00:01:13 – Facebook Bans Ad Accounts For Personal Posts
00:05:35 – Andrews Social Media Philosophy
00:08:58: – Facebook’s Ad Model Vs YouTube’s Ad Model
00:10:23 – Why Sean Uses RSS
00:15:20 – China’s COVID-19 Restrictions Impacting The Board Game Industry
00:18:41 – Andrew’s Prediction #1 – Manufacturing Is Going To Stay In China
00:25:02 – Richard’s Prediction #1 – Increased Costs For National US Postage
00:27:57 – Sean’s Prediction #1 – Big Video Game IPs Are Going To Bring More Board Gamers To The Hobby
00:32:53 – Sean’s Prediction #2 – Global Economic Crash / Fiat Replaced With New System
00:39:18 – Richard’s Prediction #2 – Manufacturing Costs Will Go Up & Backers Will Go Down
00:46:13 – Andrew’s Prediction #2 – FOMO Will Be Less Applicable To Larger IPs
00:50:30 – Andrew’s Prediction #3 – Kickstarter Is Going To Lose Traffic To Backerkit & Gamefound
Shownotes
Facebook Ad Restrictions Document – https://www.facebook.com/business/help/975570072950669?id=434838534925385
Twitter Files: Secret Blacklists – https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601007575633305600
Being Intentional About Sharing Politics On Social Media With Ross Thompson – http://cfn.crowdfundingnerds.com/episode102/
Effective Altruism – https://www.effectivealtruism.org/
Brave News With RSS – https://brave.com/brave-news/
Feeder RSS Browser Extension – https://feeder.co/
Thunderbird – https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/
Homeworld: Fleet Command Board Game – https://www.modiphius.net/pages/homeworld-fleet-command
Sandwalkers Kickstrater – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goblinzstudio/sandwalkers-a-roguelike-turn-based-exploration-game
Hallow Knight Kickstarter – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/11662585/hollow-knight
Steam Wishlist Breakdown – https://www.gamesindustry.biz/a-game-developer-guide-to-steam-wishlists
