Creating 'Exploding Kittens' through Collaboration

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This chapter tells the story of how the game 'Exploding Kittens' was created through a chance meeting between Alon, the game's creator, and Matthew Inman, the brain behind the webcomic 'The Oatmeal'. Alon shows Matthew the game he is working on and they end up playing it for hours. Matthew suggests adding cute characters and renaming the game 'Exploding Kittens', and Alon agrees to collaborate with him. The chapter emphasizes the importance of being open to co-creation and collaboration in the early stages of development.

What lessons can business leaders learn from the games industry? Elan Lee, co-founder of Exploding Kittens Inc., joins Reid Hoffman to discuss how Exploding Kittens became one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of all time. Elan shares how creativity and diverse expertise were essential for scaling a potential one-off success into a prolific games studio. And he reveals how he cultivated a community by transforming casual colleagues, partners and customers into key stakeholders.

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