With an MBA from Wharton and years of experience leading Blizzard’s strategic initiatives group, Hamilton Chu knew how to speak Zerza’s language. After steering Hearthstone to become one of the company’s biggest hits, he had earned enough clout to be able to shield Team 5 from some of the financial pressures that were hitting the rest of the company. But every time Hearthstone surpassed revenue expectations, the next year’s targets only grew larger, which forced him to spend more time in business meetings. “It made my life unpleasant,” Chu said. “I was just spending 80 percent of my emotional
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Pie eating contest where the reward is more pie.
