Christopher Kovalik is the CEO and Creative Director of Rushdown Revolt. A former Wall Street Banker turned game developer, Chris risked reputation, success and salary to go all in on “the worst video game in history”, a platform fighting game that shut down after only a year of operation and was ranked in the bottom 5% of all Steam-reviewed games at the time. With no coding or game development experience, Chris relied on his analyzing skills, savviness and Wall-Street swagger to flip this game that flopped. By opening communication lines wide open between business leaders, developers, designers and gamers, encouraging a vibrant, active community and listening to customer feedback, Chris catapulted what was a thriving social environment for fighting games back to life. Rushdown Revolt has flipped the industry upside down ever since, ranking in the top 5% of all Steam-reviewed games in only two years since its acquisition and growing at a rapid rate, with game users up 20% month-over-month by word of mouth only.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Steve Jobs Co-founder of Apple
- Elon Musk
- Ariel Horn
- Team Members
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I think I had a very big confidence problem and it is something that I am struggling with even to this day. When I say struggling I do mean maybe now that I am working through it. And I see a lot of other people who are on the verge of entrepreneurship or have just taken the plunge who also struggle with confidence. A lot of people think I can’t do this on my own, I need to have a co-founder, I don’t have a technical co-founder I can’t start this business. Whatever it is that you think you need, I call it the silver bullet myth. There is no silver bullet, there is no one that will help you. The only thing that you have is yourself”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal Hardcover Book by Oren KlaffFavourite Quote:
“The treasure you seek is in the cave you fear to enter. And it is about embracing that struggle to help you level up and achieve your wildest dreams”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Your customers
- Discord — Free Voice and Text Chat for Gamers. Step up your game with a modern voice text chat app Crystal clear voice, multiple server and channel support, mobile apps, and more
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Never give up and then you wont fail. You only fail once you give up”…[Listen for More]
More About Christopher Kovalik:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don’t throw it away.” Stephen Hawking
Other Quotes From the Chat with Christopher Kovalik:
- “I might have had the missing piece that blocked me in that instant but then all of the cascading events that would follow from that I would not be prepared for. So I am extremely grateful for the way that my life has played out and I am excited for the way it will continue to play out one baby step at a time”
- “Warren Buffett he said ‘the difference between successful and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.’ and I think that he has it in the wrong context. I don’t think about it from the negative, I don’t think about it in the same node of things. I think about it in that really successful people know exactly what to say yes to 100 percent of the time and it is a very narrow area.”
- “I provide a direction for our team and I give them a triangular, I say our organisation is not hierarchy, it is anti-hierarchy. I provide a direction, we are not this, so I have eliminated 50 percent of all things. There are two types of things hierarchical things and nonhierarchical things and I have eliminated all of the hierarchical things for how we organise our team…”
- “If you are the one who is making the change you don’t have to keep up with it because not only are you on top of it, not only are you watching it, you are the one that is making it happen”
- “your network is your net worth”
- “if you can pitch anything then you can do anything”
- “You cant be a good listener if you cant even hear the speaker”
The Guide is a poem about self-actualization, compassion for one another, and our passion to humbly grow throughout our journey. The Guide is the kernel of purpose behind everything CAKO, Team Vortex and our loving community does.
The Guide
We are each a Spark that must be Kindled and Fueled.
Spark
Our Spark is why we are here.
Let it guide you on your Journey.
The Endgame is to Guide others to find their Spark.
Kindle
We Kindle Sparks so we can thrive.
Compassion is the key to Kindle your Spark and the wellbeing of us all.
The Endgame is to Guide others to Kindle Sparks around them.
Fuel
We must Fuel our Sparks each day. Our Time is our Fuel.
Our Fire is Fueled over days, months, and years.
The Endgame is to Guide others to Fuel their Sparks wisely.
Fire
Fire is our Beginning.
Fire is our Journey.
Fire is our Endgame.
Together, we are Fire.
Our Spark may be small, but if it is Kindled and Fueled it will set the whole world ablaze. Each and every Spark is sacred. Together, we are Fire.
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