Mark Pincus unpacks his "Proven, Better, New" framework (with Reid Hoffman) | Masters of Scale

Name: Mark Pincus unpacks his "Proven, Better, New" framework (with Reid Hoffman) | Masters of Scale
Uploaded: 2026-07-02T18:15:43+00:00
Duration: 32 min 22 s
Description: Mark Pincus is a serial tech entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of Zynga. He joins Masters of Scale host Reid Hoffman to reveal the insights at the center of his new book: "Life at the Speed of Play." The godfather of mobile gaming talks with Reid about building products people love, learning fast from your mistakes, and handling screen time for his own kids.

About Mark

Founded Zynga; FarmVille & Words With Friends creator
Led Zynga to a $1B IPO four years after founding
Scaled Zynga to 300M monthly active users at peak
Serial founder: Support.com, Tribe, and Freeloader
Author of 2026 book Life at the Speed of Play

July 2, 2026 | 32:22

Mark Pincus is a serial tech entrepreneur and investor best known as the co-founder of Zynga. He joins Masters of Scale host Reid Hoffman to reveal the insights at the center of his new book: “Life at the Speed of Play.” The godfather of mobile gaming talks with Reid about building products people love, learning fast from your mistakes, and handling screen time for his own kids.

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Reid Hoffman

Entrepreneur, Masters of Scale

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Mark Pincus

Co-founder, Zynga

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