Speaker
Founder and CEO
Zynga Inc.
Fourth time’s apparently the charm. On his route to founding Zynga, Pincus started three other companies. In 2003, he launched Tribe.net, an early social network. Before that, he founded and took public Support.com, a pioneer in automating tech support. And, back in 1995, he launched FreeLoader, the first Web-based consumer push company. He also is an active angel investor, including making founding investments in Napster, Brightmail, Twitter and Facebook.
Posts With Mark Pincus
I’m sorry for what I said on Twitter last night. No excuses.
– Former OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter, apologizing after describing Shay Pierce, a former OMGPOP employee who declined to work for Zynga, as “the weakest one on the whole team.” Among Porter’s many critics was Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: “Wow, what a nitwit comment that was.”
Values aren’t just for idealists — they matter. If a company’s practices make you uncomfortable, pay attention to your instincts and be true to them.
– Shay Pierce, an OMGPOP employee who says he was the only one not to join Zynga when that company acquired the Draw Something game maker last week
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