Episode
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Jack McCauley, Co-founder of Oculus VR - From Guitar Hero to Oculus VR: Surviving a Start-Up
Released April 22, 2020
"At a start-up, you're going to work a lot of hours...12-14 hours a day." - Jack McCauley
What happens when you get the chance to sit down with someone who was the co-founder of Oculus VR, and was one of the chief IP leads for the famed Activision franchise Guitar Hero? Someone who has made a career out of innovation and knows what it takes to succeed in the startup world? You drop everything and have that conversation.
On the Season 2 kick off episode of The Founder Formula, we sat down with Jack McCauley to talk about:
• The story of the development of Oculus
• The soft skills needed to survive in a startup environment
• Advice for folks who want to hang on to their IP