The Crowdfunding Nerds interview Max Dennis of Millian Games to discuss his campaign Sauria: The Dinosaur Park Survival Game, while navigating a product that includes many references to a larger Intellectual property.

00:10:11 – How Sauria Came To Be
00:13:22 – Being Careful Not To Step On A Large IPs Toes
00:16:11 – Capturing The Feeling of The IP
00:17:43 – How To Get People To Buy Into Your Idea
00:21:52 – Involving Your Backers In The Process
00:27:57 – The Impact of Tabletop Simulator On A Campaign
00:29:08 – Max’s Regrets – Fiver & Upwork
00:29:08 – Thinking of Expansions After A Successful Kickstarter
00:38:46 – Opportunities That Can Open Up After A Kickstarter Campaign
00:49:11 – Examples Of IP References
00:56:28 – Mall Cop Backers

Shownotes

5 Profitable Things You Can Do During Your Kickstarter Mid-Campaign Slump – https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode29/

Hero Time Manufacturing – https://www.herotime1.com/

Sauria – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/milliangames/sauria-the-dinosaur-park-survival-game

Sauria Kicktraq – https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/milliangames/sauria-the-dinosaur-park-survival-game/#chart-daily

How To Make An Awesome Kickstarter Video w/ David Diaz – https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode67/

When To Spend $10,000 On A Kickstarter Video With Ori Kagan of Kagan Productions – https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode93/

Upper Deck – https://upperdeckstore.com/games/legendary.html

Temtem – https://store.steampowered.com/app/745920/Temtem/

Croc Gloves Cease & Desist – https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/co6h3d/i_got_a_cease_and_desist_for_making_the_crocs/

Millian Games – https://milliangames.com/

Sauria Survivors Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1574880479570531