Consulting Services
Consulting is both a tool for increasing your return on investment and insurance against making preventable mistakes.
Like a river rafting guide, we can take you to the best spots and avoid the biggest dangers. We’ve been down this river many times, survived the rapids, and know every hidden rock beneath the surface.
What You Gain From a Consultant
An experienced set of eyes, not an extra set of hands.
You pay an hourly rate for consulting services, and our job is to pack those hours as full of good advice, useful objections, and informed guidance as possible.
DO bring us in to strategy and planning sessions. DON’T add us to a working session.
You’re buying experience that bridges a gap in your team. Ask yourself where your team’s weakest link is, and hire a consultant to strengthen that area.
When To Seek Consulting Help
When the benefits outweigh the cost. Do the math, then make the commitment.
Consulting is most valuable when it affects the critical path of your project. Find the intersection of a pivotal moment in an area of weakness, and seek a consultant to guide decision-making.
The other valuable time to rely on consulting is once there is clear, provable value optimization to be made. This comes alongside advertising metrics, forecasting, and sales numbers.
How many copies should you print, and when? Should you pivot your advertising strategy based on performance numbers? Which sales channel is best for your product? These are ideal questions for a consultant.
Our Specialties - Retail Outreach
Want retail distribution? We can get you in the room.
The majority of teams fail to achieve retail distribution not due to a poor product, but by misunderstanding what retailers need to know.
Successful retail outreach involves optimizing the pitch to deliver the valuable information clearly and concisely. Identifying that info and knowing how to present it is the value we provide.
We’ve made these pitches before and we win placements because we know how to set products up for success from first principles. You can’t fake profitability! But you can plan for it.
Planning to optimize for retail from the beginning is part of the puzzle. Bring us in to help strategize, and you’ll see success.
Our Specialties - Game Design and Testing
Working on a design puzzle? We can help you crack it.
We’ve been designing board games for 20 years, and have sold them around the world for major brands and businesses like Asmodee and Games Workshop. We understand fun, and we understand the product puzzle.
Some designers make incredible games but can’t solve the manufacturing side. Others need an assist with game balance. It’s a complex and amazing fusion of art and science that we’ve spent our lives practicing.
Whether you’re looking for playtesting or design advice, we’re happy to lend a hand with a light touch and a respect for your design intention.
Our Specialties - Licensing Services
Land the license you’ve always dreamed of, without the contract becoming a nightmare.
We’ve negotiated licensing deals with major partners like Crunchyroll, Disney, and Warner Brothers. It can be exciting to get a license for your favorite IP - but steady hands are needed to avoid financial risk.
Getting the license means navigating the requirements of the licenser. We’ve been through it many times and can help you prepare. Half the battle is making the deal.
We also have established relationships with licensing agents who we’ve trusted for many years. You have the option to rely on our network rather than taking a leap of faith to develop your own from scratch.
Precampaign Health Check
Prepping for a crowdfunding campaign? We can help.
Crowdfunding is a constantly shifting metagame with evolving strategies and moving targets. Rushing into a large financial commitment without a clear vision for success can sink a campaign.
Avoid unearned failures and take an hour to check the boxes with us, using a process we call the precampaign health check.
Build a proper launchpad. You’ll have a steady platform for a smooth launch while others spend months finding their footing. We’ll review your goals and finances, evaluate your current trajectory, and you’ll receive checklists for each category that you can work through independently.
The health check is a single hour meeting that provides clarity and highlights action items.
