How OMGPOP Founder Charles Forman 'Grew Up' And Became A Multi-Mi

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On Saturday, Charles Forman turned 32. He celebrated the evening with close friends in New York City including Hunch co-founder Chris Dixon and OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter.Part of him thought that's why he had been called to New York for an emergency trip. His friends were luring him from Chicago with a surprise party.Instead, they had something much greater to celebrate. Zynga was buying Forman's company, OMGPOP, for $210 million after its smash game Draw Something hit 35 million downloads in 5 weeks.One week prior, Forman's bank account had $1,700 in it. But sitting at dinner surrounded by friends, Forman was a multi-millionaire.We grabbed drinks with Forman on Wednesday night, the evening Zynga acquired OMGPOP. Here's what he had to say.

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