The Fortnite Founder: Tim Sweeney and Epic Games
How a kid with an Apple II computer became a video game billionaire.
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Episode Notes
Epic Games changed the world of gaming with its smash hit Fortnite. But for founder Tim Sweeney, Fortnite was a culmination of everything he had learned since he received his first computer at age 11.
Podcast production by Jess Miller and Asha Saluja.
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