Ep 67: Scott Couldn't Wait...
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Colin MacAlpine joins us to talk about Robert Mueller making headlines and CGC announcing Cactus Canyon
Kineticist’s take
TL;DR
SEC charges Deep Root Pinball founder Robert Mueller with $58M investor fraud scheme.
Synopsis
Josh Roop, Scott Larson, and guest Colin MacAlpine discuss a major SEC filing against Robert Mueller, founder of Deep Root Pinball, alleging a $58 million fraudulent investment scheme involving 300 investors. Mueller allegedly misappropriated funds for personal expenses including multiple marriages, vacations, and a Hawaii condo. The hosts contextualize this within Deep Root's failed pinball manufacturing ambitions, the impact on talented employees, and broader lessons about startup credibility in the niche pinball community.
Entities
- American Pinball· company
- Chicago Gaming Company (CGC)· company
- Deep Root Pinball· company
- Flippin' Out Pinball· company
- Heighway Pinball· company
- Jersey Jack Pinball· company
- Multimorphic· company
- P3 (Pinball Brothers)· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- The Last Arcade· company/venue
- Raza· game
- SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)· organization
- LoserKid Pinball Podcast· organization/media
- Colin MacAlpine· person
- Gary Stern· person
- Joe Cam· person
- John Papadiuk· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Robert Mueller· person
- Ryan Policky· person
- Scott Larson· person
- Steven Bowden· person
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