AJ Piplica

AJ Piplica is the co-founder and chairman of Hermeus, an Atlanta-based high-speed aircraft company developing high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft for national security missions. He previously led development of the USAF X-60A hypersonic X-plane as CEO of Generation Orbit and worked on hypersonic, rocket, and orbital-system design projects at SpaceWorks.

Board Bets Tabletop Touchscreens Can Make Video Games Social Again

Brynn Putnam, founder and CEO of Board, argues that video games can become more social by moving the screen from individual devices to a shared tabletop. In a This Week in Startups interview, she describes Board as a $399 “face-to-face gaming console” that uses a 24-inch touchscreen and physical pieces to combine the interactivity of video games with the accessibility of family board games. The broader case is that category-creating hardware has to make the experience legible before the market is obvious.

This Week in StartupsJun 24, 202621 min read