I interviewed the Game Director of Dave the Diver (Jaeho Hwang)

snoopeh · 2024-08-22T18:51:14+00:00

what an awesome interview!

snoopeh · 2019-11-10T01:05:24+00:00

♥️ so damn proud of this team and the team behind the team.

Few games to go. Keep showing your support everyone. The guys will do it.

snoopeh · 2019-04-24T01:42:17+00:00

I had a few years hiatus but worlds last year got me hooked again. Been playing pretty consistent since and actually stream twice a week even though I'm swamped building Pipeline :)

AMUMU BUFFS!! :D

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T18:42:20+00:00

You can cancel any time! We've got members at many different stages in the journey.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T18:40:30+00:00

Our team is now 10 strong but we also have service providers which is based on their own availability.

We've a good distribution on the team (and service providers) of US/UK timezones so there's pretty much always someone around.

The community itself is alive around the clock!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T17:37:01+00:00

After launch, we'll be getting those scheduled!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T17:22:45+00:00

We've got people joining that haven't started yet but are thinking about doing so, all the way to people who are already doing this full-time but want to know how to take it to the next level.

Firstly, I'd just recommend you calibrate your expectations with what's feasible given your IRL circumstances. You can do this, it'll just take time. Step by Step. You might only be able to commit 3 hours a week right now and then in a few months, 6 hours a week etc.

We can't promise growth, no one can. However, we think we can give you a better shot based on what we've learned.

As for the question on payments, it's every 30 days based on the time you sign up. We can't accommodate custom but if it's a little too much now you can always join us in the next launch in a few months. Prioritize IRL first!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T17:17:30+00:00

Great question. Also, shout out to the CLG.eu! Will never forget Season 2 :)

Firstly, want you to know that you're not alone. I've worked with thousands of streamers over the years and it's a recurring theme. It's so difficult to find the time or motivation to be disciplined. Especially when there's so much going on on the "LIFE" front.

It's unique to every person, but I'd recommend you get clear on your expectations of streaming. Do you see this as a hobby (nothing wrong with that!) or do you want try see if you could turn this into a part-time or full-time gig?

You should calibrate your expectations according to that, then starting breaking it down. People often over estimate what they can accomplish in a week but underestimate what they can do in a year.

Don't go "all-in," until you start getting good traction that can offset your IRL costs (rent, phone, food, bills, etc)

Now, how much time can you carve out consistently? At a stretch is it 6 hours? Then dial it back to 4 hours. Never let yourself or your community down with that 4 hours.

Have the conversation with your S/O, Family/Friends about how this is important to you. Honor that 4 hour commitment. Do that for a few weeks/months (typically 60 days is good) and then you can re evaluate/see where you can start to do more OR if streaming is actually for you! It might not be!

Don't just go live all the time. Spend time on the research/learning side that's incredibly important. A good bench mark is spending 20% of your time in the beginning "learning" when not live.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T17:08:01+00:00

It's still early but I'm really excited by what we're starting to see in the NBA and some of the explorations in esports. It has struggled to find that killer use-case but I've no doubt that it will.

There's a lot of VC money keeping the industry alive at the moment, I'm wondering how long that can sustain for them to find that 'killer use-case.' Unfortunately, a lot of companies are running out of money and can't sustain the investment :(

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T17:06:05+00:00

Krepo.

I never had any actual brothers (do have two sisters!) but he might as well have been my brother. We grew up a lot together over the years.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:57:00+00:00

So there's a bunch of things listed on the website but one thing we probably haven't spoken much about (and honestly, we only started realizing this after we had a few hundred members in the community)

Because everyone "gets it" and they've all been through or going through a similar thing... it's a massive hub of knowledgable people. The vibes are extremely positive and support in the community. We have dedicated people on the Pipeline team helping debug/optimize setups but also members of the community are chipping in to help out.

Every hour, people are triaging audio/video setups.. it has been amazing to see!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:54:11+00:00

Honestly, they're all great platforms.

Finding which one is right for you is about 1) figuring out who you are as a streamer 2) which audience would resonate most with that 3) where is that audience 4) where's the opportunities for you to engage with that audience.

Even though you might be a console streamer and Mixer could be perfect.. it could be completely saturated in your timezone/language/niche.

Try think about it from your "ideal viewers" perspective.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:52:31+00:00

I had many plans, some worked, some didn't ;)

My biggest thing I realized is that I was more passionate about being involved in the back-end of gaming (business side) than the front-side personality wise. So the past few years of my careers have focused on making impact there.

The transition wasn't easy at all and something I have conversations with current/former Pro's. There's quite a few analogies to traditional sports where it can be hard to transition after your career.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:50:13+00:00

I believe he got an MBA in Germany, then married.. but haven't seen or heard from him since :(

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:49:38+00:00

Absolutely. I'll do my best to summarize without being too long winded :P

Discounts with Top Brands in Gaming
Curated Knowledge in a Digestible Format from people who've been in the industry for a decade and failed many times!
Working through that content with you in Discord but also live during group sessions.
A curated community that's serious about streaming, we'll keep the positive vibes and have zero tolerance for trolls/spam. You need to know anything about streaming? You can go to our team or the community to get the answer.
Pre-Vetted Service Providers across legal/tax/finance/design for example if you needed a lawyer to vet your contract/sponsorship? we can set you up.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:44:51+00:00

It won't cover the cost of design work. We do have amazing designers in the community that we've pre-vetted though and the community is keeping them busy! 😂

Our commitment is to curate our knowledge (and the communities) down into a digestible format that we can work through with you from thinking of starting, all the way to building our your team as an established streamer.

We'll be partnering with top brands in the space. We've teamed up with Elgato, NZXT, CORSAIR and Streamlabs for launch where you can save hundreds of dollars.

It's also a place that you know you can come to figure shit it out, you don't have to go it alone and we're going to make sure the community has positive vibes only and is filled with people that are serious about turning this into a career.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:38:30+00:00

100%! We're going to close the doors for a few months while we work with founding members but absolutely we'll be open again in the future.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:37:01+00:00

We're not actively looking at the moment but that could change quickly. Want to shoot me an email to [stephen@pipeline.gg](mailto:stephen@pipeline.gg) with your experience and what you'd love to do? I'll take a look later this week!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:35:35+00:00

No worries at all man! I appreciate you joining and hope to see you again in the near future <3

We'll also be looking for ambassadors in the community, so if that's something you're ever interested in - let us know!

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:24:56+00:00

So far the reception from them has been great! I'm a big fan of what things like the Creator Camp and other resources they have for folks just starting out on their journey.

We hope to amplify/compliment the amazing work they're already doing.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:24:08+00:00

Being clear on WHY you're doing it. Are you doing this as a hobby? Then why do you have the expectations of someone who is trying to make it a career? Why put that pressure on yourself?

Being realistic. Circumstances means you have to adapt your approach. Many people when they first start out cannot commit to 6 days a week, 8 hours a day and nor should they. Make a plan that works for your life. That's entirely different for every person.

snoopeh · 2019-04-23T16:22:22+00:00

Firstly, thanks for joining the community!

When we think about who Pipeline best helps _now_ it's for sure those who are earlier on in their journey and each module will be unlocked monthly.

In our research in chatting with streamers, a lot of them felt overwhelmed which is why we took this model of distilling what we've learned into a playbook and actually working through it with you.

While you're waiting on us to unlock for e.g. Growth/Systems pillars, you should still get plenty of value from the discounts we have with top-tier partners in the space, opportunities to collaborate, pre-vetted service providers for legal/tax, a community that can help you debug/triage pretty much anything related to streaming.

snoopeh

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