Summary: I am looking for co-founder(s) to start a game company with me. If you, or anyone you know, is interested, please contact me. (Alternatively, if you want to invest or provide funding, that would be very nice in its own right.)

It recently occurred to me that if reducing existential risk is indeed the most important goal, then I ought to actually do something about it. Turns out, for most mortals (including myself) the best option for reducing ex-risk is through donations. With that in mind, I'm going to start a game company. "Why a game company?" you might ask. Well:

* I've been making games since I was 13.

* I've hit my 10,000 hours of game programming a while ago. If I want to make a game, it will be made.

* I've studied a good amount of game design theory and have had some opportunities to put that knowledge to the test with success.

* I've worked for two different game companies. I've written games for computers, handhelds, and mobile devices.

* I've funded, designed, programmed, and published my own game.

* I am very familiar with the process of developing games. Everything from team structure to tools to game design.

I hope it's clear why starting a game company makes sense for me. Now, you might ask, "Why will you succeed?" Well, I have an answer for that too:

* Leverage all the rationality skills I've learned from LW.

* Leverage all other scientific knowledge: from psychology to statistics.

* I'm not attached to any particular game genre or game idea. Whatever gives the most ROI is good.

* There is a lot of low hanging fruit in terms of what games are easy to make and are almost guaranteed to be profitable. (Most people don't choose these ideas because they are easy, have been done before, or the people want to make other games.)

* Focus on making games as cheaply as possible. (Leverage 3rd party tools and other companies.)

* Have a structured approach to designing and developing a game, rather than an adhoc one like most companies have.

* The company will be built around scientific principle. (A/B testing is just one aspect of that.)

* The company will measure and analyze everything (or as much as possible), not only in the games it makes, but also in the company itself.

* The company will be completely transparent on the inside. If everyone knows everything about the company, it's more likely that they will find new

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