The Ledger

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What-if
Acton Smith: Not selling Mind Candy to Disney was probably a mistake
“When you're an entrepreneur, you do need to think of all the stakeholders and investors and employees. Not selling was probably a mistake in hindsight.”
Michael Acton Smith May 26, 2025 ▶ 32:14 Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith
Assertion Supported
Mind Candy buried a $200,000 treasure for game Perplex City
“So that's what Perplex City was, and to cut a very, very long story short, we buried a treasure worth 200,000 dollars somewhere in the world, and then we set about releasing clues across all sorts of different media.”
Michael Acton Smith May 26, 2025 ▶ 20:03 Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith
Disclosure
Michael Acton Smith: Mind Candy unraveled despite widespread public accolades
“I was on billboards and posters around East London. I was being interviewed on TV shows winning awards left, right, and center, but knowing in the pit of my stomach and at four a.m. That this was unraveling and this was falling apart.”
Michael Acton Smith May 26, 2025 ▶ 33:29 Calm: Alex Tew and Michael Acton Smith
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