How do you bring a game that you have invented to market? inventRightTV is thrilled to introduce you to Rob Angel, the creator of the beloved bestselling board game Pictionary! It is still being played around the world today.
Rob Angel is the inventor of Pictionary®, the phenomenally successful board game. In 1985, using just a few simple tools — including a Webster’s paperback dictionary, a No.2 pencil, and a yellow legal pad — he came up with a prototype and put the first 1,000 games together by hand in his tiny apartment.
Before selling the game to Mattel in 2001, Rob mastered all the needed business skills to make his game a success, including sales, marketing and distribution. Today he is also a speaker, author, and entrepreneur whose new book is "Game Changer: The Story of Pictionary and How I Turned a Simple Idea into the Bestselling Board Game in the World." In Game Changer, Rob shares the remarkable inside story of how, as the inventor of Pictionary, he turned a simple idea into an iconic global brand by breaking rules and breaking records, never giving up or giving in, and working harder when most would walk away all while having the time of his life.
He makes his home in Seattle, where he is involved in philanthropy and is a mentor to young entrepreneurs.
Read Rob's new book! https://www.amazon.com/Game-Changer-Pictionary-Turned-Bestselling/dp/1643074970
Rob opens up about his unique and incredible invention journey with product licensing expert and toy inventor Stephen Key. They discuss finding the right partners, finding a mentor, how he came up with the name Pictionary, how selling tens of millions of units has changed his life, how he stayed motivated after so many years in the game. Rob worked really hard to become a success. After selling 38 million games on his own over 17 years, he sold his game to Mattel. Way to go Rob!
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