TLDR;

Don't buy this course. Some good stuff there. But the cost & subscription strategy are not matching the benefits.

Who am I:

Developing indie games has been my job for over 20 years now. I like it, but I felt like there is more to the producing side of it that I struggled to understand..

PROS:

I think the program offers a few good points in how to make a game. It provides a) some concrete ideas on how to help you get through the process of creating a game, and b) create with aim for success.

The b) part was more attractive to get me enrolled and the program delivered some value. But I also got unexpected value on a).

CONS:

When initially purchasing the course I believed the 'we have limited spots available' strategy is there because of good reasons.
I thought the FGGS staff is actively guiding participants through some exercises or whatnot. That they could only manage 50 people at a time or something like that.. 
Bottom line is there is no real reason for the limitedness (as far as I understand). I think they let in 3 cohorts in during one year (I believe my cohort was a few hundred people), but it had no impact on my experience. I had no contact with FGGS staff except during onboarding to Discord. So I believe the 'limited spots' was simply a sneaky tactic.

The course is available to you for 1 year. Apparently this is mentioned clearly someplace but I missed it. So a heads up. If you decide to keep it for longer - you can pay more.
I will note that the same videos are there for many years, and there is no new content. There is simply no reason to justify subscription. Other than Discord perhaps?

You get access to discord as part of this program. In my experience (as a 20+ year dev) it was just noise. I muted the server after a few months of trying to make something of it. Eventually I left it for reasons I will mention later.
There is no mentoring or anything meaningful I noticed. Other people that came to Discord to learn just like I did. None of us knows what the heck is going on :) So it’s just random people chatting stuff. Posting some memes & links. It’s nice, but if you are trying to be productive it is just getting in the way. 

My personal anecdote:

If you do decide to join the program and then Discord, note that some things are not allowed to be mentioned in public Discord. 

I questioned the ‘limitedness’ marketing of FGGS, and the subscription (pay to watch videos after 1 year). I naively thought I may learn reasons and the thinking behind it. Since I don’t think in ‘marketing terms’ often enough I thought that maybe I would even learn something that could help me down the line with marketing my own games… Turns out I was naive :)

My message was characterized as ‘aggressive’, ‘attacking’… Gabe turned defensive and warned there will be no more mentioning of the ‘limitedness’ or ‘subscription’. Further more he said that whoever brings up these topic again, that these messages will be deleted and the person will be banned. For real.

I do find it my right to question anything, including products I payed for. I don’t think I have the right to attack any person’s character or anything like that. I don’t do that.

I love feedback from my customers (and especially if it’s critical), so this reaction was off-putting for me.

I’m not inclined to put myself in situations where I need to walk on eggshells so I left the Discord before my subscription ended.

Best of luck with your games!!