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Former head of Artifact Entertainment (Horizons and Demise) and no head of Pharaoh Games (Dominion et al) David Allen was partner in an interview at Voodooextreme, where they touched the past and the future. This is a highly recommended read, since David talks a little about his other projects, and sheds some light on his split with AE, which was rumored to be not as amicable as the press releases then tried to suggest (in fact, when you read between the lines, they had this bitter "corporate glibber tone" in them). Here's an interesting snippet:
VE: Speaking of other companies, was your split really amicable with Artifact Entertainment? Why did you get out so quickly?
David Allen: Actually it didn’t happen as quickly as it appeared. Personnel problems arose that required action that I was not allowed to take because my ability to remove and replace certain people in the company was limited early in 2001. I communicated my concerns along with the actions I felt necessary to get the company back on course on many occasions with the board of directors. In a nutshell, I saw it coming, but there was very little I could do once they made their decision. In raising more than $6M for Artifact, I was forced to give up my majority ownership of the company; needless to say I got a quick lesson in what it means to work within an “at will” employment state since I was removed from my own company without cause. |
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David Allen Interview at VE
