Mark Pincus Quotes
- We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business.
- 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…
- 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.
- Don't lose sight of user delight.
- You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers.
- Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability.
- I got involved early on in social media - I created one of the first social networks - and for me, social gaming was a…
- I think you're defined as a company by what you choose to do and what you choose not to do.
- From the beginning... I wanted to build a company that could sustain not for two years or four years or even ten years but be…
- I’ve grown a lot, and I’m learning every week.
- I seek out a lot of advice from other CEOs.
- The first rule (of investing) for me is don't have rules. You find one amazing investment and that's all that matters. If you pick the…
- 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…
- I need to aspire to be a great CEO and not just a great product engineer.
- I've been good at product entrepreneuring.
- My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.
- 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…
- There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I think it's actually…
- 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…
- Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.