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Nate Martin
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Nate Martin (born January 13, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, game designer, and software executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of the escape room company Puzzle Break.[1] He is often referred to as the "Founding Father of Escape Rooms."[2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Early life and education
[edit]He is an alumnus of the DigiPen Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Real-Time Interactive Simulation and Computer Science.[6][8]
Career
[edit]Martin was recruited by Microsoft early in his career[6] and also worked as a software executive for Electronic Arts before founding Puzzle Break, the first escape room company in the United States, in 2013.[9][10] Martin funded the company with an initial $7,000 investment and grew the company yearly revenue into $1 million by 2016.[11]
Martin is a frequent lecturer and podcast guest on the topics of escape rooms, interactive entertainment, and entrepreneurship. His interviews have appeared in the New York Times,[12] Entrepreneur Magazine,[13] and Forbes.[14] In 2017, he spoke on the future of experiential storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Kornelis, Chris. "Unlocking the Business Secrets of Escape Rooms". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ ESTATENVY. "Nate Martin's Puzzling Design Theory". ESTATENVY | Home Industry News. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Escape Room Blogs, Conferences, Groups, and Podcasts". Xola University. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Nate Martin Broke Out By Locking People in Rooms". Jewish in Seattle Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "How Escape Rooms Made Me a Better Traveler". The Discoverer. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c Tady, Scott. "Beaver grad pioneered escape rooms and now leads the pivot to digital". The Times. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Malki, Jason (22 June 2020). ""How to create a fantastic work culture" with Nate Martin Co-Founder & CEO of Puzzle Break". Medium. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Graduate Entrepreneur Brings People and Puzzles Together - News & Events - DigiPen Institute of Technology". News & Events - DigiPen Institute of Technology. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Okeson, Christina (29 April 2016). "We've got 60 minutes to figure out how to escape the room". Herald Net.
- ^ Miller, Carolyn (4 November 2019). Digital Storytelling 4e. CRC Press. ISBN 9780429801839.
- ^ Headon, Abbie (7 June 2018). The Power of YES. Octopus Publishing. ISBN 9781781576137.
- ^ Glusac, Elaine (5 August 2016). "When 'Get Out!' Is Just a Game". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Halpern, Ashlea (5 December 2016). "How To Make Money In Trendy Businesses-And Survive When The Trend Ends". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Stone, Zara. "Escape The Startup Is A Terrifying Twist On Silicon Valley Culture". Forbes. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "How escape rooms and live theater are paving the way for VR". The Verge. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.