Gamer soul w/ adult responsibilities. Co-founder, Co-Chair & CPO @riotgames Co-creator of @leagueoflegends. Co-Chair of @uniteamerica
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K/DA’s debut brought together years of work across esports, music, animation, skins champion identity and more.
I got to share that origin story as part of my talk with Michael Govan at @LACMA. A reminder of what’s possible when teams of great creators are aligned on making something awesome for players.
If you’re interested, you can watch the full conversation here: riot.com/4BElsRf
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Had a great time talking with @aidencalvin, @Atrioc, and @DougDougFood on the @thelemonadecast.
We got into the early days of League, building Riot, the state of the industry, and a few stories I haven't told in a while.
Full conversation here: riot.com/3U167Jp
Gamers are OP
🚨 GAME CHANGER
In April, we launched a NEW CAMPAIGN to recruit video gamers as air traffic controllers — and supercharged the entire hiring process to get the BEST & BRIGHTEST in faster. The results are HISTORIC ✈️
✅ 94% of hiring goal met — fastest time ever to reach target
✅ 2,000+ hired — the most in a single year
✅ 2,000+ “best & brightest” candidates in the pipeline — reaching the Academy quicker than any class before them, thanks to the most streamlined hiring process
We’re building the strongest, sharpest workforce in aviation history ✈️
Everyone at Riot appreciates this type of note and sentiment. We’ve all been working really hard to get back to the fundamentals and hope you all continue to see, feel and experience this across all of our games and touch points.
Thank you, Feral Pony — and @RiotPhreak, @RiotMeddler, @RiotPabro, and everyone else at Riot who poured their passion into this. You’ve given me renewed hope for @riotgames.
I loved League of Legends when I was younger, but I’ll admit I spent years frustrated and disenfranchised with Riot. Lately, I’ve fallen in love with the game all over again — and it’s because of modes like Classic, Arenas, and ARAM: Mayhem.
It feels like Riot is finally delivering on its mission again: being “the most player-focused company in the world,” as @MarcMerrill used to say.
Thank you all for the incredible work.
Shoutout @MorelloNMST — good to see an old friend. :)
I’m excited for players to get their hands on #RBVendetta. One of my favorite additions is the Rival Overnumber cards in the set. IMO The team did a great job making matchups like Jinx & Vi feel authentic to their relationship. Looking forward to the Pre-Rifts, beginning July 24!
Happy birthday America! Fun pic I took this morning. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! #America250
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Yup
Jeff Bezos explains the Wandering Rule behind real invention:
"When I sit down to work on a problem, I know I don't know where I'm going."
"To go in a straight line, to be efficient, efficiency and invention are sort of at odds."
"Real invention, not incremental improvement... real lateral thinking... requires wandering."
"You have to give yourself permission to wander."
"A lot of people feel like wandering is inefficient."
"I don't know how long the meeting is going to take if we're trying to solve a problem."
The useful distinction:
Use efficiency when the path is known.
Use wandering when the problem is still being discovered.
Most teams kill invention by demanding a straight line too early.
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