Hey hunters 👋 I'm Arya, founder of 8-Bit Startup. I'm but a humble indie-developer who's trying to build a business. I'm someone who uses todo lists but they never really hit the spot. Two things always bugged me: - you can end up doing busy work all day and feel productive, but nothing that actually moves the needle - It can be kind of boring sometimes, there isn't really much of a feedback loop other than the check mark filling out Growing up I loved tycoon games, especially Game Dev Story by Kairosoft (if you know it, you're a legend) — a pixel art game where you grow a videogame company from scratch. So I thought, what if completing real business tasks also built something in a game? As you grow your business in real life, you grow your startup in the game too. This is the core premise: complete tasks → earn XP and level up your founder → earn in-game money → grow your office, hire employees, customise your space. I was also inspired by The One Thing by Gary Keller — so the app actively encourages you to focus on only a few high leverage tasks at a time, because we all know entrepreneurs love trying to do everything simultaneously, which is a great way to get nothing done. It gave me the idea for my favourite mechanic: an encumbrance system (if you've ever played Skyrim, you'll get this) where overloading your task list makes your character visibly stressed and reduces your XP gain. The app literally punishes you for doing too much at once. Lo and behold, 8-Bit Startup, my attempt at making the journey of building a business just a bit more fun. It's free to try and there's going to be a launch discount for the paid plan for the next two weeks! Curious to hear what you guys think, I'll be in the comments all day!

8-Bit Startup - Build your business in-game and in real-life.

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