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The Electronic Arts IPO (with Trip Hawkins)

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CHAPTER

From Gridiron to Silicon: The Birth of Electronic Arts

This chapter chronicles the speaker's journey from being a collegiate athlete at Harvard to becoming a key player in the tech industry. It highlights their entrepreneurial passion sparked by early experiences in personal computing and the drive to innovate within the gaming sector. The narrative reflects on pivotal moments at Apple, the competitive landscape of Silicon Valley, and the evolution of the home computer market in the late 1970s.

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