Video games and outdoor sports - that was my childhood. Mark Pincus More Quotes by Mark Pincus More Quotes From Mark Pincus Not having a clear goal leads to death by a thousand compromises. Mark Pincus clear-goalscompromiseinspirational Don't lose sight of user delight. Mark Pincus delightlosessight Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea. Mark Pincus entrepreneurbusinessideas My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with. Mark Pincus approachpeople 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. Mark Pincus jobsgivingpeople 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 a minority of people. The majority of people don't want that, but I'd say that the companies I've built are full of people with something to prove. Mark Pincus jobspeoplethinking 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 personalitysleeppeople I think failing is the best way to keep you grounded, curious, and humble. Success is dangerous because often you don't understand why you succeeded. You almost always know why you've failed. You have a lot of time to think about it. Mark Pincus humblewaythinking I’ve grown a lot, and I’m learning every week. Mark Pincus week 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 something that really matters over time the way Amazon and Google and others have. Mark Pincus entrepreneurtwoyears 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. Mark Pincus gamesfunjobs 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 takenrealhumble We did anything possible just to get revenues so that we could grow and be a real business. Mark Pincus revenuegrowsreal 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 verbsuniquethinking You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers. Mark Pincus competitorscopiesnumbers I've been good at product entrepreneuring. Mark Pincus products I need to aspire to be a great CEO and not just a great product engineer. Mark Pincus ceoengineersneeds 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 right body of water, you might not need a boat. Mark Pincus investingwaterneeds I seek out a lot of advice from other CEOs. Mark Pincus ceoadvice Clearly as you move to being a public company, probably even more than growth, there is a huge value based on predictability. Mark Pincus companygrowthmoving
