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09-16-2017, 07:54 AM
Blizzard Entertainment wouldn't exist without its founder's grandma
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Blizzard Entertainment owes a lot to co-founder Mike Morhaime's grandmother.
During a pre-BlizzCon live stream (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/174507576) on Wednesday, Morhaime revealed that his own grandmother Mildred Miller loaned him $15,000 to help get the company started. Even better, she let him pay her back with no interest.
SEE ALSO: 'World of Warcraft' supports disaster relief with an adorable pet fox you can adopt (http://mashable.com/2017/09/13/world-of-warcraft-shadow-fox-disaster-relief-charity-pet/)
The letter that Morhaime received from his grandmother is now on display in the Blizzard Vault:
Morhaime said he and another one of Blizzard's co-founders Allen Adham pitched in $10,000 each to get the company off the ground, and Morhaime's $10,000 came from his grandma's loan. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/09/15/blizzard-morhaime-grandma/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Blizzard Entertainment owes a lot to co-founder Mike Morhaime's grandmother.
During a pre-BlizzCon live stream (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/174507576) on Wednesday, Morhaime revealed that his own grandmother Mildred Miller loaned him $15,000 to help get the company started. Even better, she let him pay her back with no interest.
SEE ALSO: 'World of Warcraft' supports disaster relief with an adorable pet fox you can adopt (http://mashable.com/2017/09/13/world-of-warcraft-shadow-fox-disaster-relief-charity-pet/)
The letter that Morhaime received from his grandmother is now on display in the Blizzard Vault:
Morhaime said he and another one of Blizzard's co-founders Allen Adham pitched in $10,000 each to get the company off the ground, and Morhaime's $10,000 came from his grandma's loan. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/09/15/blizzard-morhaime-grandma/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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