How do you lead a team that kills thousands of ideas - and still keep everyone excited to create again the next day?  That’s business as usual for Elan Lee, co-creator and now CEO of Exploding Kittens. You might not know his name, but there’s a good chance you’ve played one of his games.  Exploding Kittens became one of the most backed Kickstarter campaigns in history - raising nearly $9 million from over 200,000 backers in just 30 days - and has since sold more than 60 million games worldwide.  In this episode, Elan and I dive into how he’s built a creative culture that thrives on iteration and honesty. He shares the psychology behind turning casual players into superfans, why creative constraints beat blue-sky brainstorming every time, and how his team’s “no, kill it” rule turned chaos into innovation.  Elan and I discuss:  How Exploding Kittens became one of Kickstarter’s biggest success stories  The psychology behind turning casual players into superfans  Why creative constraints spark better ideas than “blue-sky” brainstorming  How Elan runs design retreats that generate thousands of ideas in days  The “no, kill it” rule that keeps creativity high and egos low  Balancing creativity with commercial success - kno