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Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell

Keynote Speaker: Atari Founder, Silicon Valley Icon, Entrepreneur & Scientist Known as the "Father of the Video Game Industry"

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Nolan Bushnell Biography

Nolan Bushnell is a businessman and an electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain. Bushnell has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award, and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America." Bushnell has started more than twenty companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. He is credited with Bushnell's Law, an aphorism about games "easy to learn and difficult to master" being rewarding. He was also the first and only person to hire Steve Jobs, which he details in his 2013 book, "Finding the Next Steve Jobs."

Today he oversees and/or sits on the boards of several companies that use Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and Augmented Reality, as well as other advanced tech. In the process of founding over 20 companies, he pioneered many of the workplace innovations that have made Silicon Valley a long-standing magnet for creative talent. Additionally, he has consulted for numerous corporations, including IBM, Cisco Systems and US Digital Communications. He has been featured by major media worldwide including Fast Company, Wired, Huffington Post, CNET, The Guardian, BBC, and as a guest on countless business news shows.

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Nolan Bushnell Speaking Topics

Innovation

How to foster it, encourage it and capitalize on it.

Fun:

What is it about fun that makes products and companies successful? How does creating wants, not just needs, power success?

Success and Failure:

While there have been many successes, there have been spectacular disappointments when businesses fail to launch. Often we learn more from our failures than our successes.

The Future:

What tools have been used in the past to be on the cutting edge as technology becomes available and cost effective? What are the trends that every company and discipline need to be aware?

Education:

What are the trends in education now and moving into the future? How will classrooms and learning be different in the years to come? How will they remain the same? How will education evolve in light of todays and tomorrows technologies?

Nolan Bushnell Videos

Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell launches new gam
Nolan Bushnell Keynote AFWERX Fusion 2018
Keynote "The Future of Technology", Nolan Bushnell

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What topics does Nolan Bushnell speak about?

Nolan Bushnell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Business, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Innovation, Culture and Television & Film.

Where does Nolan Bushnell travel from?

Nolan Bushnell generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Nolan Bushnell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Business, Technology and Entrepreneurship. The estimated speaking fee range to book Nolan Bushnell for live events is $30,000 - $50,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Nolan Bushnell generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Erik Qualman, R "Ray" Wang and Josh Linkner. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nolan Bushnell for an upcoming event.

Nolan Bushnell Speaking Topics

  • Innovation

    How to foster it, encourage it and capitalize on it.

  • Fun:

    What is it about fun that makes products and companies successful? How does creating wants, not just needs, power success?

  • Success and Failure:

    While there have been many successes, there have been spectacular disappointments when businesses fail to launch. Often we learn more from our failures than our successes.

  • The Future:

    What tools have been used in the past to be on the cutting edge as technology becomes available and cost effective? What are the trends that every company and discipline need to be aware?

  • Education:

    What are the trends in education now and moving into the future? How will classrooms and learning be different in the years to come? How will they remain the same? How will education evolve in light of todays and tomorrows technologies?

Nolan Bushnell Videos

Co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell launches new gam
Nolan Bushnell Keynote AFWERX Fusion 2018
Keynote "The Future of Technology", Nolan Bushnell

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