Not having a clear goal leads to death by a thousand compromises. — Mark Pincus Clear Copy Share Image
You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers. — Mark Pincus Competitor Copy Share Image
Zynga made social gaming and play a worldwide phenomenon, and we remain the industry leader. — Mark Pincus Gaming Copy Share Image
My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda. — Mark Pincus America Copy Share Image
The more you can be self-aware and honest about yourself, the more you can cultivate that in other people. — Mark Pincus Cultivate Copy Share Image
Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability. — Mark Pincus Being Copy Share Image
The strength of your company is how wide a variety of people can be successful in it. — Mark Pincus Business Copy Share Image
It's okay to be misunderstood - as long as you're not misunderstood by your consumers. — Mark Pincus Long Copy Share Image
You are as good as your product. When you are used and loved by everyone, your brand equity is high. When you… — Mark Pincus Brand Copy Share Image
If you give people really big jobs to the point that they're scared, they have way more fun and they improve their… — Mark Pincus Bigs Copy Share Image
I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world… — Mark Pincus Experience Copy Share Image
From the beginning... I wanted to build a company that could sustain not for two years or four years or even ten… — Mark Pincus Amazon Copy Share Image
There's a lot of opportunity for game developers to show value to people, things they want to spend money on. I think… — Mark Pincus Game Copy Share Image
Even if I'd wanted to work at Goldman Sachs, they weren't going to hire me, because I was saying things like, 'That's… — Mark Pincus Authority Copy Share Image
People were hanging out in these places, and just like at cocktail parties, they needed something to do together. I thought, 'How… — Mark Pincus Cocktail Copy Share Image
We can't wait until elections to fight for what we care about. We can't hope for a benevolent leader who may choose… — Mark Pincus Best Copy Share Image
The first rule (of investing) for me is don't have rules. You find one amazing investment and that's all that matters. If… — Mark Pincus Boat Copy Share Image
I really thought to myself, 'If I'm going to do anything in this world, I am going to be the best I… — Mark Pincus Best Copy Share Image
I just don't feel respected in the political process as a large donor or as a citizen voter. I just feel patronized.… — Mark Pincus Feel Copy Share Image
About every other week, I sit down with all of our new Zynga hires and I talk to them for about 90… — Mark Pincus New Copy Share Image
The overall tectonic shifts that are going on in games and more broadly in media are that everything is moving to becoming… — Mark Pincus Beginning Copy Share Image
There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I… — Mark Pincus Built Copy Share Image
I regularly encourage employees to break rules. I also say to employees that leadership starts with complaining and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't… — Mark Pincus Better Copy Share Image
My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with. — Mark Pincus Approach Copy Share Image
I need to aspire to be a great CEO and not just a great product engineer. — Mark Pincus Aspire Copy Share Image
In my early career, there were more negative lessons than positive ones. But I don't think I was looking for the positives… — Mark Pincus Early Copy Share Image
I think you're defined as a company by what you choose to do and what you choose not to do. — Mark Pincus Business Copy Share Image
I got involved early on in social media - I created one of the first social networks - and for me, social… — Mark Pincus Evolution Copy Share Image
I think we live in a unique time - the verbs that make up our online and mobile lives haven't been completely… — Mark Pincus Kind Copy Share Image
I think failing is the best way to keep you grounded, curious, and humble. Success is dangerous because often you don't understand… — Mark Pincus Best way Copy Share Image
In a world of shared data services, where you have third-party networks selling ads on your behalf and displaying them in real… — Mark Pincus Control Copy Share Image
The only way people will have the trust to give their all to their job is if they feel like their contribution… — Mark Pincus Contribution Copy Share Image
You can manage 50 people through the strength of your personality and lack of sleep. You can touch them all in a… — Mark Pincus Lack of sleep Copy Share Image
As an entrepreneur, you can have an instinct, and your instinct is right, but your idea you're substantiating that into is wrong,… — Mark Pincus Business Copy Share Image
We need a modern people's lobby that empowers all of us to choose our leaders and set our agenda. Imagine voting for… — Mark Pincus Capitalism Copy Share Image
