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Why I tell the truth
By Nicholas Lovell on November 29, 2012
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I was mentioned in the Financial Times yesterday, talking about the importance of telling the truth. I also talk about how I didn’t tell the truth when I was a banker: I said what the client wanted to hear.
They didn’t quote me by name, but you can see that it was me on the website. Here’s the story, as pictures.
About Nicholas Lovell
Nicholas is the founder of Gamesbrief, a blog dedicated to the business of games. It aims to be informative, authoritative and above all helpful to developers grappling with business strategy. He is the author of a growing list of books about making money in the games industry and other digital media, including How to Publish a Game and Design Rules for Free-to-Play Games, and forthcoming Penguin title The Curve.Related Posts
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