Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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💠 Season 3 Episode 27 - Trip Hawkins 💠

We're thrilled to speak with Trip Hawkins, founder and CEO EA, 3DO, Digital Chocolate and more. From childhood football strategy, to WWIII Sims, he grew to make a company of electronic artists who made legendary games. Calming Steve Jobs, hacking consoles and many firsts - this week!

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[00:00:00] Founding Electronic Arts: Trip’s Vision for Creative Freedom
[00:12:31] The Apple Years: Working Under Steve Jobs
[00:52:37] Madden, Licensing, and Building a Sports Empire
[01:08:18] The 3DO Era: Ambition, Innovation, and Hard Lessons
[01:22:03] The Future of Games and Trip’s Next Chapter
[01:38:23] Trip Hawkins on Failure, Resilience, and Reinvention

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