Find co-creators everywhere, w/Exploding Kittens' Elan Lee
Dec 12, 2023
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Elan Lee, co-founder and CEO of Exploding Kittens, shares insights on scaling a card game into a thriving company. He emphasizes the importance of community engagement and co-creation in the gaming industry. Elan reveals how a successful Kickstarter campaign forged deep connections with fans and transformed them into stakeholders. He discusses the logistics challenges of fulfilling 700,000 orders, the joy of collaborative creativity, and innovative methods like involving players as 'Kitty Test Pilots' to enhance gameplay. The conversation highlights turning obstacles into creative opportunities.
Creativity and diverse expertise are crucial for scaling from a potential one-off success to a prolific games studio.
Cultivating a community by transforming colleagues, partners, and customers into key stakeholders is essential for success.
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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.