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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Aug 2013

    I am sure this means I am losing the Silicon Valley game somehow :)

    8:12 PM - 26 Aug 2013
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      2. Ariock®‏ @Ari0ck 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame "A strange game. The only winning move is not to play."

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Aug 2013
        Replying to @Ari0ck

        @Ari0ck thank you JOSHUA!! :D

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      2. Gil Friend‏ @gfriend 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame ...of all people should know that choosing which game to play may be the most important game of all.

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 26 Aug 2013
        Replying to @gfriend

        @gfriend :)

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      1. Maria Alexander  ⚔️‏ @LaMaupin 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame When I lived in the SV way back, I played that game and lost. People just wanted free consulting, at the end of the day.

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      1. Dave Hogg  📎‏ @davehogg 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame I think losing at the SV game gives you extra points in the game of life.

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      1. Steffen Christensen‏ @Wikisteff 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame +1 for the :) on that last tweet. :)

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      1. Tony Fisk‏ @arfisk 27 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame kickstarter.

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      1. Alex‏ @Avatrix 27 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame and if you can manage it, they will learn BY playing, without needing to "pick your brain" any further.

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      1. Alex‏ @Avatrix 27 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame clearly, you need to re-purpose the culture to make your OWN game out of it. If they want advice, they have to play!

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      1. Christy Canida‏ @canida 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame the only way to win is not to play. :)

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      1. Kevin Marks‏ @kevinmarks 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame of you don't like the game, invent one with better rules (why am I telling *you* this?)

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      1. Lou Tranchitella‏ @LouTranchitella 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame ...not only would it be good business, but a better use of your time when with them and you wouldn't feel taken advantage of(2/2)

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      1. Lou Tranchitella‏ @LouTranchitella 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame if they want to "pick your brain", charge them a consulting fee, don't give away your knowledge for free to those with $... (1/2)

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      1.  ⚾️Lance Peterman‏ @lpeterman 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame "the next best thing to playin and winning is playin and losing" - Alison Krauss 'Lucky One' http://youtu.be/-Ul3fPdeGYw 

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      1. Gene Ehrbar‏ @pdxgene 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame you can't lose if you don't play ;-)

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      1. Eric Calhoun‏ @emc2birds1stone 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame Be skeptical of the SV unconscious gender bias. See @alishalisha re: what works for M is perceived differently when done by a W.

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      1. Todd 🌱 🐔 🦁 ✊‏ @ToddQuest 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame You have plenty of social capital. What's your venture? Kick Start it.

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      1. Ossipago‏ @KateSherrod 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame You have better games to play, I think.

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      1. Jediphone‏ @Jediphone 26 Aug 2013
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        @avantgame Seen from another angle: you have the phone numbers of people that most will never have. You are ahead in the game.

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