Welcome to 2025, where your greatest gut feeling about your arcade literally means less than the battery percentage on your phone. Is your “business dashboard” a dusty whiteboard with a motivational Pikachu sticker? Relatable. But let’s be honest: vibes do not pay the electric bill and TikTok trends do not audit proof your LLC. This … Read more
You ever get the feeling your arcade is a black hole where dollars vanish and all you’re left with is a sticky Red Bull stained carpet? Same. That’s why in 2025, we are no longer pretending your “system” of frantic text messages handwritten scoreboards and vibes will keep the lights on. Let’s talk analytics tools the … Read more
Welcome to the foot traffic struggle, 2025 edition. You opened an arcade because you love nostalgia, blinking lights and who are we kidding the hope that someone else would fix Pac Man for once. But now your busy nights look more like a sad school dance three teens on TikTok and a bizarrely motivated grandma hustling at … Read more
Welcome to the Chicken-or-Egg olympics for Millennials and Gen Z, where you’re told by seven different career influencers that remote and virtual internship are both the future—and, apparently, never the same thing. “But wait,” you interject from beneath your weighted blanket of student debt, “Is there REALLY a difference?” Let’s pull back the curtain on … Read more
Hey, arcade owners. It’s 2025, TikTok trends last six hours, rent costs more than your parents’ first house and you’re still deciding arcade pricing by what feels right. Legendary. But you know what else is legendary? Your chronic anxiety every time you peek at your bank account, see the words overdraft fee and instantly need … Read more
It’s 2025, and if you’re still running your arcade the way your grandma runs her Bingo night, I have some news: She’s probably winning. Meanwhile, your version of data tracking is a faded Post It note and a prayer to the Wi Fi gods. Let’s be honest your staff can name all the Pokémon, but … Read more
Congratulations! You found the blog post that your future self and your accountant will thank you for. Well maybe not thank. More like begrudgingly email you a thumbs up GIF. Anyway, if you’re still running your arcade with a spreadsheet business dashboard last updated during the Obama administration it’s time for your come to Jesus moment … Read more
Welcome to 2025: Where Your Token Counter Is Not a Business Dashboard Let’s just cut the small talk: it’s 2025, and your gaming arcade’s data strategy is still a piece of notebook paper taped to an energy drink fridge. Bold. Heroic even. But let’s be real those days when you could just eyeball the tokens … Read more
Picture this: You, unshowered since Wednesday, in pajamas from two colleges ago, “networking” in a breakout room with three interns who haven’t unmuted since May. Welcome to the darkly glorious era of the Virtual Internship, college edition — where your biggest office drama is whether your cat will jump into your frame, or if your … Read more
Welcome to the Only Business Plan Template You’ll Actually (Pretend to) Use I get it. You had one too many pumpkin spice lattes, got inspired by someone’s “I quit my 9-5” TikTok, and now you’re here googling a free business plan template like your life depends on it. Spoiler alert: It kind of does. Because the … Read more