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mark pincus

@markpinc

Apr 10

I'm excited to share that my book, Life at the Speed of Play, will be out in June. I've spent the last 5 years writing so I can share my lessons and stories around building products and scaling companies.

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Truth Tripping

@TruthTripping

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Finished Life at the Speed of Play - highly recommend if you’re any type of entrepreneur. But holy jeez - the screenshot of @markpinc phone - hundreds of missed calls & texts. Gave me a bit of anxiety by proxy

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Steve Brock

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#StevosBusinessBook of the Week: Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love! by @MarkPinc An unconventional, hands-on guide to turning ideas into products that matter—and that people love. @HarperBusiness amzn.to/3QRBogv #ad #StevosNovelIdeas #games

Life at the Speed of Play: Launch Products People Love!

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mark pincus

@markpinc

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Ive been saying the same. The AI job loss narrative isnt supported by any facts. Neither was the Internet job loss for ecom or anywhere else.

Boring_Business

@BoringBiz_

Jul 4

David Friedberg just said the quiet part out loud "I am telling everyone that is listening. Look at the data. There is no job loss with AI. It is an absolute scam to tell the world that AI is taking away jobs."

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 4

Im an America optimist. Chgo liberals represent mainstream America. They want economic prosperity and social freedoms. We saw a mini version of this failing socialism play out in SF which elected and then recalled the DSA idiot DA who tried to end incarceration. The next mayoral election the mainstream normal voters woke up and said fuck this and elected @DanielLurie who is purple and has the highest approval rating of any mayor in America. I believe the people will vote in their own interest which is jobs and economy. If the GOP can stay mainstream they will sweep actual general elections even with the vote harvesting tactics we just saw from the DSA in LA. Im long America. Even if AOC were to win and we had to weather another dark learning chapter, America would emerge stronger as SF has.

dnap

@dnapway

Jul 4

David Friedberg predicts AOC will be President and says red states might leave the U.S. if she wins "I do predict AOC will be president. I would say AOC would be my front runner based on the extraordinary cost of living and wealth disparity. Those two things are going to continue to drive the socialist movement over the next 24 months." "And if AOC comes in and they bail out California and they federalize California's liabilities, you're going to see parts of this union, the red states... say, why should we be part of this union anymore?" "We don't want to pay for all of these liabilities that these blue states have accrued and that we are now being asked to bail out. And that is where I think you face a crisis of the union in the years ahead."

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 4

Celebrating the greatest country in history, which has afforded the most freedoms to the most people and advanced modern technology and standards of living for the planet. Wishing you 250 more. The best is yet to come! Happy Bday America!

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 3

This is so true. Generative > consumptive.

Ann Bordetsky

@annbordetsky

Jul 2

Prosumer AI is the new Consumer Creating is more addictive than passive consumption and drives exp^ growth Shout out to @perplexity_ai @suno @ElevenLabs @lovable on Top 10 here Just wait until agent-led growth fully shows up in the stats 🏒

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 3

Looking for a Chief of Staff. You’ll work directly with me on everything I touch — new companies, investments, foundation. Deep dive into AI, agents and social. The role ranges from being a CEO to managing minute details. If this sounds like fun send 3 bullets with evidence of exceptional ability to katie@workplay.ventures

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 2

Every convo with @reidhoffman is full of learning moments. I was honored to be on @mastersofscale a second time.

Masters of Scale @mastersofscale

Jul 2

Serial entrepreneur and investor @markpinc rejoins @reidhoffman to discuss the ideas behind his new book: Life at the Speed of Play, from his 'Proven, Better, New' framework to his approach to tech at home. Watch: youtu.be/5HLe5XLghwI?si=8fHU…

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 2

It’s fun to hear my book resonating. Scary to launch without any heat tests!

Max Hertan

@maxhertan

Jul 1

I’m around 90% through, really enjoyed and its one of my favorite business books of the ~200 I’ve read. On the level of zero to one, hard things about hard things etc… really great blend between stories, entertainment and useful principles & humility too. Appreciate it Mark!

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 2

Bending Spoons should make a run at buying $snap !

Joe Hyrkin, meet w/me: https://intro.co/Joehyrkin @yankeejoe

Jul 2

As a CEO of company acquired by Bending Spoons, wanted to share my take with a post from earlier today...linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 2

Check out the Dems trying to channel far left ideas into more acceptable places. Communism, oh affordable housing and healthcare. Sure were on the same page.

Hakeem Jeffries

@hakeemjeffries

Jul 1

Congratulations to @MelatKirosCO on your hard-fought primary win. We will take back the majority in November. And House Democrats will aggressively tackle the affordability crisis, fix our broken healthcare system and end the culture of corruption in Washington!

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 1

Love talking with @tbpn guys!

TBPN

@tbpn

Jul 1

"Once you realize you have winning instincts, and you've attached them to losing ideas, it changes everything. That's how you change your odds of success." — @markpinc "A B idea is the enemy of an A, because it's good enough to get funding and a team."

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jul 1

Further evidence many of us did the right thing for pur country supporting Trump.

Holly Otterbein

@hollyotterbein

Jul 1

Scoop: Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has been holding lengthy, closed-door meetings with other prominent progressives — including pro-Palestinian activists. w/ @AlexThomp axios.com/2026/07/01/harris-…

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David Sacks

@DavidSacks

Jun 30

Narrative violation: A new study of 21,559 firms in the U.S. finds that “companies that adopt AI tend to grow faster following adoption”. “Firms making the largest AI investments grow employment by roughly 10% following adoption, while low-intensity adopters see no statistically significant change.” “Entry-level headcount rises 12% for high-intensity adopters.” “Gains emerge gradually and are broad across roles, including engineering, sales, administration, and customer service.” “The results counter predictions that AI adoption will lead to broad job loss.” The study is based on observed AI spending from Ramp card and bill pay data linked to Revelio Labs workforce records.

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KanekoaTheGreat

@KanekoaTheGreat

Jun 30

🚨 BREAKING: A @FreeBeacon investigation reveals Rep. Ro Khanna—who rails against the ultra-rich who "hoard wealth"—lives in a $6M D.C. mansion with a four-story elevator while his family's $340M fortune sits in the exact trusts, hedge funds, and LLCs he condemns. Those trusts made 4,100 stock trades worth ~$53M in 2025—even as Khanna leads the push to BAN members of Congress from trading stocks—while he claims "zero knowledge" of the trades. His kids (under 10) hold stakes in three private golf clubs, a $65B wealth firm, and a distressed-debt hedge fund—the same vehicles he attacks—while his wife drives a $190K Range Rover. Bottom line: Khanna's fortune is built and shielded exactly the way he says the rich shouldn't do it. freebeacon.com/democrats/ro-…

‘Ro’ Me the Money! How Progressive Class Warrior Ro Khanna Lives Like the Oligarchs He ‘Fights,’...

Rep. Ro Khanna (D., Calif.) has emerged as a potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination while denouncing the ultra-rich who "hoard wealth and engage in financial speculation." But...

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jun 30

“When the Democratic party goes, this country is over.” @peterthiel . I think he means when this boils down to the GOP vs socialism we no longer share the same objectives and beliefs as a country.

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Deedy

@deedydas

Jun 30

Telegram is the only bootstrapped 1B active user product in the world. – ~30-40 “core” employees – $30B valuation – 1.3B monthly active users – Founder is the 2nd most decorated International Olympiad winner of all time with 7 medals (4G/3S/0B) across math (IMO) and cs (IOI) – ~$1.5-2B revenue last year, with a business across advertising (14%), subscriptions (26%), crypto (34%) and more – HQd in Dubai and domiciled in the British Virgin Islands It’s the only business to be self-funded and needed the fewest users to get to global scale. We talk a lot about 1 person $1B companies but Telegram is a 30 person $30B company!

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Reid Hoffman

@reidhoffman

Jun 29

Was honored to write the foreword to @markpinc's new book! Would recommend picking up a copy. For those who want to read the foreword, here it is:

Reid Hoffman

@reidhoffman

Jun 29

x.com/i/article/207163639419…

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jun 29

. @reidhoffman wrote such a beautiful forward that i had to rewrite parts of the book to live up to his words.

Reid Hoffman

@reidhoffman

Jun 29

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mark pincus

@markpinc

Jun 29

This chart is amazing! Also note that $SNAP ranks so high but is considered worthless by wall st.

Deedy

@deedydas

Jun 29

WhatsApp may be the statistically best app we've ever made. It's a product manager's dream with its unparalleled addictiveness (DAU / MAU) of 87% and stickiness (M1 retention) of 86%, both #1 in the world while having the #1 most monthly active users for any non preinstalled app of 2.7B users. Here are the top 25 most used apps in the world by MAU on both these metrics. Some surprising observations: — There are now 15 1B user apps in the world, 8 by Google, 4 by Meta. — The 3 that aren't are TikTok, Telegram (!) and ChatGPT — Telegram has more users than Spotify, Pinterest, Netflix, Amazon, Snap! — ChatGPT's one month retention is #5 after WA, Instagram, Chrome and Youtube. 2yrs ago, it was been #20 by M1 retention — Shopee, a shopping app in southeast Asia, is huge and retains users better than Amazon! Useful way to break down consumer businesses especially within certain categories (X vs Reddit vs Threads is a good one). It's shocking how few new apps have been able to break through in the past 10yrs.

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