We have all heard harrowing tales of how companies were created and the ingenious minds behind them. In this particular case, I’ve chosen to read up on just how the now very famous company Bungie Studios, creators of the Halo series, came to fruition.
As per most entrepreneurship stories, this one begins with the founder, Alex Seropian, studying at the University Of Chicago pursuing a mathematics degree. While at school, he designed a game called GNOP!, an imitation of Pong which then led Seropian to decide to create his own game company; Bungie.
Years later in 1999, after having met various key players such as Jason Jones (programmer), Bungie announced its release of Halo. Microsoft immediately made offers to acquire the firm and allow the talented developers to work with the Xbox as a development base under the name of Bungie Studios.
Soon after this, Halo 2 was released in 2004 bringing in more than $125 million on its first day followed by Halo 3 in 2007 bringing in over $170 million.
I personally love these stories of incredibly successful entrepreneurship as it inspires the world to really chase your dreams and work hard at what your good at because actions never go unnoticed, especially revolutionary ones.