3 Years, 3 Lessons!

We can't believe it's already been 3 years since we started our indie dev adventure! It's been quite a journey, with some ups, some downs, a few sudden turns, and a lot of learning. Now with DinoByte at the age of a toddler, we are excited to see what's ahead and how our company will grow even more, through it's childhood, teens and adult life!

With all we've been through over the last 3 years (and no doubt we still have plenty more to figure out), we thought we would share 3 lessons we've learned which might hopefully inspire some of you budding entrepreneurs out there!

1. Being Your Own Boss Is Tough

It might sound amazing to not have anyone hanging over your shoulder barking orders, but to be honest sometimes that's needed (minus the barking maybe...). It's surprisingly hard to stay focused, especially when not every task involved in running a business is fun. Countless evenings spent on accounting, admin work and replying to emails, are tough to force yourself to do, especially when the Xbox is whispering your name, and oh, it sounds so much more enticing. At the end of the day we've learned a lot about how to stay on track and focus on work, but it's taken time to balance the line between slacking off and overworking ourselves to exhaustion.

Some of the tricks we use to stay on track are for example Kanban boards which keep us on task and organized. Our office walls are COVERED in post-it notes on our physical Kanban wall, and the fact that it's visual and organized really helps us to quickly know what needs doing and by who. One other AMAZING tip we learned is the '5 Second Rule' by Mel Robbins. This applies not only to being your own boss, but is a tool you can use for anything from dieting, to procrastinating on work, homework or really anything you need to just get done.

2. We Don't Have A Crystal Ball

This is a saying I've heard my dad say a lot about life, but it really