Proven, Better, New: Mark Pincus on Control and Betting on Yourself

What does it take to be a founder?

Mark Pincus doesn't believe in the lightning bolt: the one brilliant idea that changes everything.

He built Zynga, the social gaming giant behind FarmVille and Words With Friends, and sold it for $12.7 billion. Before that, he'd already built three companies: one sold, one went public, and one failed.

He turned it all into a framework: Proven, Better, New. And a habit most founders resist: assume your idea is wrong, and test it faster than anyone else.

This is The Founder Mindset with Reza Satchu.

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