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Why Did Nolan Turn Down Steve Jobs’ Offer of 33% Stake of Apple for 50K? with Atari & Chuck E. Cheese Founder, Nolan Bushnell

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Nolan Bushnell is a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist. He is the Founder of Atari Corporation and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Time Theater. He has also founded numerous other companies, including Catalyst Technologies, Etak, and Androbot. Nolan’s most recent venture is his company, BrainRush, which is dedicated to teaching academic subjects at over 10 times the speed in classrooms with over 90 percent retention.  In 2009, Nolan was honored with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Fellowship Award (BAFTA). He also received a LARA award from the German Academy of Entertainment, was featured in The New Yorker, was inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame, and was named one of Newsweek’s “50 Men that Changed America,” among many other accolades.  In this episode… Nolan Bushnell is an entrepreneur who many consider to be the “founding father” of the modern gaming industry. He founded many successful businesses, including Atari, Chuck E. Cheese, and BrainRush. He also worked with Steve Jobs — a