The 1980s was a time of the great recession of interactive entertainment. When Atari fell in 1982, until Nintendo launched its console, video games were an outcast for five years. Bing Gordon 1980satariconsole Change image and share on social
Even as an 18-year-old, I had to grow comfortable with my leadership style, which is that I was really impatient with under-motivated people - extremely impatient, to the point where I was counterproductive as a manager of underproductive people. And that hasn't really changed. If people need to be motivated, I'm no good. Bing Gordon changecomfortablecounterproductive share on social
The Internet Treasure companies tend to go public rather than get acquired, although there are clear exceptions, like Instagram, YouTube, Skype and PayPal. Bing Gordon acquireclearcompany Change image and share on social
For missionary entrepreneurs, the dream outcome is to build an 'Internet treasure' - a brand that defines a generation, proves that we are better than our parents, and becomes something we couldn't live without. Bing Gordon brandbuilddefine share on social
It's very difficult for people who don't play video games to understand their power simply by watching, and it's very difficult for people who aren't close to technology to understand how rapidly it can change whatever it touches. Bing Gordon changeclosedifficult share on social
Secrecy is the foundation of politics. Bing Gordon foundationpoliticsecrecy Change image and share on social
As you grow up, you become more comfortable with your own peccadilloes, and I'm bad with people who aren't self-motivated. And now, when I see them coming, I run the other way. Bing Gordon badcomecomfortable Change image and share on social
One skill of a great entrepreneur is to get a whole complicated discussion and then say, 'We're going to do this one and we're only going to do this one'. Managers are good at prioritizing. Entrepreneurs know what is the one thing. Bing Gordon complicatediscussionentrepreneur share on social
Smart people tend to enjoy thinking about a lot of things at once. I'd say entrepreneurs should be serial monogamists; do one thing at a time until you make sufficient progress and then move on. Bing Gordon enjoyentrepreneurlot Change image and share on social
I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain. Bing Gordon captaingovernmenthigh Change image and share on social