The History of Evans in Sutherland

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Mitch: I just wanted to, I'm fascinated by the history of this company called Evans in Sutherland. These guys were like the Fairchild semiconductor of computer graphics. Nolan went through as an electrical engineering student and then Evans in Sutherland came in and formed the computer graphics practice at the University of Utah. John Warnock who goes on to found Adobe, one of the most important companies in the computer graphics business. He's credited with the best way to predict the future is to invent it.

We sit down Benchmark’s legendary gaming investors Mitch Lasky and Blake Robbins (now also of the excellent Gamecraft podcast fame) to discuss the history and future of gaming business models. This episode is the perfect bookend to our Nintendo/Sega gaming series this season on Acquired — no one is more qualified than Mitch and Blake to breakdown how the business side of the industry has evolved so radically from the Periscope quarter-drop days to the forever games and platform based publishers of today.

Regardless if you’re a gamer, understanding the incredible innovation that’s taken place over the past two decades in gaming and what it portends for other industries is critical for any founder and investor to understand. Tune in!

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