Mark Pincus
Mark Pincus
Mark Jonathan Pincus is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Zynga, which makes online social games. Pincus also founded Freeloader, Inc., Tribe Networks, and Support.com. Pincus served as the CEO of Zynga until July 2013. Zynga's top games include: Bubble Safari, CastleVille, ChefVille, CityVille, CityVille 2, CoasterVille, Draw Something, FarmVille, Yoville, FarmVille 2, Zynga Poker, Mafia Wars, Empires & Allies, Words with Friends, Hanging with Friends and Scramble with Friends...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth13 February 1966
CountryUnited States of America
The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution is recognized and valued.
Don't lose sight of user delight.
My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.
Not having a clear goal leads to death by a thousand compromises.
Zynga made social gaming and play a worldwide phenomenon, and we remain the industry leader.
I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they’re humble.
If you give people really big jobs to the point that they're scared, they have way more fun and they improve their game much faster.
Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability.
We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business.
I think you're defined as a company by what you choose to do and what you choose not to do.