I see great studios burn from poor budgeting.

I see great studios burn from poor budgeting.

Here’s the 40-30-20-10 Rule:

1/ Development (40%)
2/ Marketing (30%)
3/ Operations (20%)
4/ Emergency Buffer (10%)

The catch?

This budget works IF you already have money.

In reality, every business is different.

And your budget should be too.

The key?

The review.

As MD at Blizzard I had weekly budget meetings.

Analyzing spend vs. performance.

Moving money where data showed it worked best.

Otherwise, you risk overfunding low-priority projects.

1 practical step:

Do you have a 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸?

15 minutes → Track actual vs. planned spend
↳ Adjust next week/month’s allocation

A financial pulse check.

After managing $100M+ budgets, I can tell you:

in 1 week, EVERYTHING can change.

To survive the fire as a studio.

Small regular adjustments.

Don’t get burnt!

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I am doing a live podcast on this topic soon.
Wednesday 6th November here on LinkedIn
There will be an opportunity for Q&A
Will be a pleasure to see you there.

🗓️ Link to signup here: https://lnkd.in/eWcd7th8