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fitting fate for the CEO, Mark Pincus, whose been quoted as saying he "doesn't want to fucking innovate. You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what
by timpeterson 14y ago
fitting fate for the CEO, Mark Pincus, whose been quoted as saying he "doesn't want to fucking innovate. You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers."
quora discussion on this: http://b.qr.ae/hFgaYd http://b.qr.ae/hFgaYd
- erichocean 14y agoPeter Thiel discussed the underlying worldview for why people think and act like Pincus at his startup class, which Blake Masters wrote up here: http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/23435743973/peter-thiels-cs183-startup-class-13-notes-essay http://blakemasters.tumblr.com/post/23435743973/peter-thiels... Worth a read. I think Pincus' overall approach is actually dominant right now in tech, not an outlier. Most people just aren't so crude about discussing it.
- trhtrsh 14y agoWhere is the mention of Pincus or Zynga? I couldn't find it.
- trhtrsh 14y agoMarc Pincus already sold enough shares to get his FU money.