We just started a mobile gaming company, and we have no prior experience in the industry. There. We said it.  Read on to find out why.

Over the last couple months, we attended our first two conferences as a new indie gaming company: E3 and Pocket Gamer Connects. It was a really positive experience and an interesting contrast going from big budget, entertainment-focused E3 in Los Angeles to mobile gaming, developer-focused Pocket Gamer Connects in San Francisco.

Below are the top 8 things that we learned from E3 and Pocket Gamer Connects.  These takeaways are particularly applicable to new indie gaming companies like us.

Like all superheroes, every successful startup has its own epic origin story. Here’s ours.