Author: Mark Pincus

Quotes

In my early career, there were more negative lessons than positive ones. But I don't think I was looking for the positives enough.

In my early career, there were more negative lessons than positive ones. But I don't think I was looking for the positives enough.

- Mark Pincus

You can manage 50 people through the strength of your personality and lack of sleep. You can touch them all in a week and make sure they're all pointed in the right direction.

You can manage 50 people through the strength of your personality and lack of sleep. You can touch them all in a week and make sure they're all pointed in the right direction.

- Mark Pincus

I need to aspire to be a great CEO and not just a great product engineer.

I need to aspire to be a great CEO and not just a great product engineer.

- Mark Pincus

I've been good at product entrepreneuring.

I've been good at product entrepreneuring.

- Mark Pincus

The strength of your company is how wide a variety of people can be successful in it.

The strength of your company is how wide a variety of people can be successful in it.

- Mark Pincus

My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.

My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.

- Mark Pincus

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.

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.

- Mark Pincus

People were hanging out in these places, and just like at cocktail parties, they needed something to do together. I thought, 'How can we fit games into someone's life?'

People were hanging out in these places, and just like at cocktail parties, they needed something to do together. I thought, 'How can we fit games into someone's life?'

- Mark Pincus

I think we live in a unique time - the verbs that make up our online and mobile lives haven't been completely invented or imagined for us. That was kind of a life path I was on.

I think we live in a unique time - the verbs that make up our online and mobile lives haven't been completely invented or imagined for us. That was kind of a life path I was on.

- Mark Pincus

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