Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin made massive hits like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter before moving on to run THQ. Now he's building the metaverse at Meta. Lessons in business success and the future of technology in this week's episode!
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Naughty Dog co-founder Jason Rubin made massive hits like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter before moving on to run THQ. Now he's building the metaverse at Meta. Lessons in business success and the future of technology in this week's episode!
Thank you for listening to our podcast all about video games and the amazing people who bring them to life!
Hosted by Alexander Seropian and Aaron Marroquin
Find us at thefourthcurtain.com
Come join the conversation at discord.gg/KWeGE4xHfe
Follow us on twitter: @fourthcurtain
Featuring the music track Liberation by 505


![How to Make an Atari Sandwich, with David Gardner
💠Season 3 Episode 24 - David Gardner ðŸ’
David Gardner joins us this week with tales of the early days of videogames. A teenage tech prodigy, he was employee #11 at EA, ran Atari and is now a games VC. We discuss Hawkins distortion fields, Atari sandwiches and when EA was hip - this week!
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[00:00:00] Intro: Meet David Gardner
[00:02:56] Breaking into Games: From Atari to EA to Atari
[00:09:40] Obsessed with Computers: The Poster Child with an Apple II
[00:18:22] The Start of EA: Hired at 17 and Flown to California
[00:29:16] EAs Beginnings: Forging a Path
[00:39:33] Building EAs UK Branch: Translating Business Practices Internationally
[00:47:05] The Kool-Aid from the Past: Starting Anew and Going Back Home
[00:56:19] Working at Atari: The Wake Up Call
[01:04:28] From Executive to Investor: Founding London Venture Partners
#DavidGardner #LondonVenturePartners #Atari #EA #ElectronicArts #Unity #games #podcast #gamedesign How to Make an Atari Sandwich, with David Gardner](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gzVG9Vu-TYU/mqdefault.jpg)







