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Studio Gumption Rookies: How to Build a Creative Empire When You’re Starting from Zero

By Jordan Blake

This is not a networking event. It is not a Discord server with 10,000 lurkers. It is two or three other rookies at your exact skill level who text you at 2 AM asking, "How do I export an SVG with transparency?" or "Is this contract legal?" studio gumption rookies

"Build the soul of a game by sunset. Use the Gumption Method: if it’s missing, make it; if it’s broken, find a new way to use it." The Rookie Breakdown (and Breakthrough) The Crisis of Scarcity Studio Gumption Rookies: How to Build a Creative

You’ve got the student loans, the second-hand tablet, and a portfolio that’s three projects shy of impressive. What you don’t have yet is the shiny corner office, the industry clout, or the muscle memory of a thousand deadlines. Use the Gumption Method: if it’s missing, make