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My sweet spot is figuring out how to make a product that people love and how to refine it to make them love it more. All the rest is business noise.

Nolan Bushnell

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Nolan Bushnell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: February 5
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My perception is that I'm a guy who really does a lot of homework surrounding any project that I do.
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I've always been a tech-head.
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When it kind of went to 'Street Fighter', where you had to push 13 buttons with all 13 of your fingers and ripped the spine out of somebody, you know, violent games lost the women. Complexity lost the casual gamer.
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I appreciate the fact that technology and games are a big part of life.
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Creativity is every company's first driver. It's where everything starts, where energy and forward motion originate. Without that first charge of creativity, nothing else can take place.
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I don't think people understand how much hard work innovation is. That it's not just getting an idea. You really have to cross your T's and dot your I's long before you ever start on the project. I don't think people perceive that about me. I work hard.
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I'd love to design a school.
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