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EdGamer 100: Finding the Next Steve Jobs with Nolan Bushnell

May 18, 2013 6:00 pm Zack Gilbert

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EdGamer 100: Finding the Next Steve Jobs with Nolan Bushnell

Celebrate EdGamer’s 100th Episode with our Special Guest, Atari Co-founder, gaming pioneer, and edtech entrepreneur, Nolan Bushnell. We’ll discuss Nolan’s new book, as well as his exciting new ed company, Brainrush.com! Tune -in and level-up!

Please go to the Show Notes for all of our links.

Here’s our Show Notes

Show Host: Zack Gilbert

Show Guest: Nolan Bushnell

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