How To Arcade With Amy McDonough of Tilted Orbit

About this episode

Matt and Don interview Amy McDonough about the challenges and intricacies of starting an arcade.

This is the first in the new ‘How to Arcade’ series where Matt and Don will be talking to folks who are starting an arcade or pinball route. Our first guest Amy McDonough is months away from opening Tilted Orbit Arcade in Amherst MA. She walks us through the ups and downs and myriad technicalities of starting a full scale arcade from scratch. Amy is a wealth of information and she thoughfully articulates the intricacies of permitting, liquor licenses, arcade setup and many other topics. Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/PAZKHZUDCIE Merch! —> store.bashpinball.com Contact Us! –> pod@bashpinball.com Listen @ www.BashPinball.com Instagram, Youtube: @bashpinball Streaming on: twitch.tv/bashpinball Theme Song: Venus by Wren and Au Lune

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt, Don

Guest: Amy McDonough

Topics covered

• arcade
• pinball
• business
• entrepreneurship
• permitting
• liquor licenses

Keywords

• arcade
• pinball
• Tilted Orbit
• business startup
• permitting
• liquor licenses
• Amherst MA

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tilted Orbit

Places: Amherst MA

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