Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO

Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by zitterbewegung on Monday April 15, 2019 @12:20AM (#19663098)

I remember a previous post saying that the Host Scott Rogowsky would have an extreme pull in the company and would present a big risk if he ever left the company. I guess this company could try to pivot onto someone else but I'm not sure they have the ability to do so. (they cite themselves in the article)

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by chakintosh on Monday April 15, 2019 @07:19AM (#19664524)

Calling it here.

Rugowsky will end up leaving the company and be given his own Jeopardy-style trivia show by Amazon.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by zitterbewegung on Monday April 15, 2019 @10:11AM (#19665401)

I was thinking he could just get a few devs to copy where he worked at. He probably has enough domain expertise to do so and he could use the other app as a refence.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by evanelias on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:26PM (#19668606)

The company already severed ties with Rogowsky. His last hosting appearance was three weeks ago.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by geekamongus on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:28AM (#19665108)

Or maybe even Jeopardy! itself, given the recent news about Trebek. Unlikely, but possible.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by ineedasername on Monday April 15, 2019 @09:39AM (#19665191)

I think he could handle Jeopardy sure, but I'm not sure the venue gives his talent the place to truly shine. If he inserted the comedic portion of his talent then Jeopardy would kind of become a different show, while not doing so would lose the quality that make him such a compelling host.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by HenryBemis on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:07AM (#19663862)

I wouldn't be surprised. The host would appear to be the likable face of the company, and with the current CEO being a prick, he would be the preferred choice for the cover page. Lorne doesn't appear on every episode of SNL, Kenan Thompson and Kate MacKinnon are. (I do NOT imply that Lorne Michaels a prick)(but a business needs to use the faces that will market the product service better more effectively)

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by intuitionist on Monday April 15, 2019 @11:29AM (#19666013)

Lorne Michaels is pretty famously a prick, though.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by evanelias on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:29PM (#19668633)

Indeed, several movie villains were infamously modeled after his mannerisms -- including Dr. Evil from Austin Powers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Michaels#In_popular_cult...

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by randomacct3847 on Monday April 15, 2019 @12:31AM (#19663130)

The company has been diversifying hosts and games for awhile now. I never thought the success of the company was going to or should ride on him alone.

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Re:Mutiny at HQ Trivia Fails to Oust CEO by rmwaite on Monday April 15, 2019 @12:34AM (#19663138)

The other hosts are pretty meh, TBH. Scott is pretty charismatic and I think has a lot of power because of that.

Edit: I see now that Scott is no longer hosting. That’s a shame IMO, he was a big reason why I personally liked the game. Oh well.

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