Mark Pincus

Extracted Attributes

• Awards

  2009 CEO of the Year (The Crunchies), 2010 Founder of the Year (The Crunchies)

• Gender

  male

• Spouse

  Alison Gelb (m. 2008; div. 2017)

• Children

  3

• Education

  University of Pennsylvania (BS, summa cum laude from Wharton School of Business), Harvard University (MBA)

• Full Name

  Mark Jonathan Pincus

• Occupation

  Internet entrepreneur, businessperson, executive

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date of Birth

  1966-02-13

• Place of Birth

  Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

• Political Affiliation Shift

  From Democratic Party to Donald Trump (due to perceived media misrepresentations)

Timeline

• Mark Jonathan Pincus is born. (Source: Summary, Wikidata, Wikipedia)

  1966-02-13

• Served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1996-1997

• Began serving as Chief Executive Officer and President of Support.com, Inc. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1997-12

• Served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1997-2000

• Concluded his tenure as Chief Executive Officer and President of Support.com, Inc. (Source: Web Search Results)

  1999-07

• Served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, one of the first social networks. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2003-2007

• Founded Zynga, a mobile social gaming company. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2007

• Began serving as CEO and Chief Product Officer of Zynga. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2007-04

• Married Alison Gelb. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2008

• Named "CEO of the Year" at The Crunchies technology awards. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2009

• Named "Founder of the Year" at The Crunchies ceremony. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2010

• Zynga went public with a $1 billion initial public offering (IPO). (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2011

• Stepped down as CEO of Zynga. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2013-07

• Concluded his tenure as Chief Product Officer of Zynga. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2014-04

• Founded Superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab, which was acquired by Zynga in 2015. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2014

• Invested in nootropics company HVMN (formerly Nootrobox) and man-made diamond company Diamond Foundry. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2015

• Re-appointed as CEO of Zynga. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2015-04

• Stepped down as CEO of Zynga again, becoming Executive Chairman. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2016-03

• Divorced Alison Gelb. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2017

• Co-founded Reinvent Capital, an investment firm, with Reid Hoffman and Michael Thompson. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2018

• Co-created the Stanford Graduate School of Business course on Product Management with Professor Amir Goldberg. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

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• Experienced a "Red pill moment," shifting his political support from the Democratic Party to Donald Trump due to perceived media misrepresentations. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Discussed maintaining his friendship with Reed Hastings despite significant political polarization. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Participated in a discussion touching upon government competence, rebuilding efforts, the future of cities, national security risks associated with TikTok, the impact of AI on MBA employment, and authenticity in leadership. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Shared an anecdote about the UAP/UFO phenomena. (Source: Related Documents)

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Mark Pincus

Mark Jonathan Pincus (born February 13, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur known as the founder of Zynga, a mobile social gaming company. Pincus also founded the startups Freeloader, Inc., Tribe Networks, and Support.com. Pincus was the CEO of Zynga until July 2013, then again from 2015 to 2016. Pincus was named 2009 "CEO of the Year" at The Crunchies technology awards and a year later was named Founder of the Year at the 2010 ceremony. Zynga is considered to be the pioneer of the social gaming industry. In 2011, Zynga went public with a $1 billion initial public offering. Pincus co-founded Reinvent Capital in 2018, an investment firm, with Reid Hoffman and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson. He co-created the Stanford Graduate School of Business course on Product Management with Professor Amir Goldberg.

Web Search Results

• Mark Pincus - Wikipedia

  Mark Jonathan Pincus (born February 13, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur known as the founder of Zynga, a mobile social gaming company. Pincus also founded the startups Freeloader, Inc., Tribe Networks, and Support.com. Pincus was the CEO of Zynga until July 2013, then again from 2015 to 2016. [...] Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia ## Contents # Mark Pincus | Mark Pincus | | | --- | --- | | Pincus in 2011 | | | Born | (1966-02-13) February 13, 1966 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | | Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) Harvard University (MBA) | | Occupations | Executive Chairman at Zynga Former CEO & CPO at Zynga | | Spouse | Alison Gelb ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2017)​ | | Children | 3 | [...] Pincus was a founding investor in Napster, Facebook, Friendster, Snapchat, Xiaomi and Twitter. He was also an early investor in JD.com, Brightmail (later acquired by Symantec for $400m), and Buddy Media (acquired by Salesforce for $800m). In 2015, Pincus invested in the nootropics company HVMN (formerly Nootrobox), man-made diamond company Diamond Foundry, and in 2014 automated investment service firm Wealthfront. #### Zynga

• Mark Pincus Biography | Booking Info for Speaking Engagements

  Mark Pincus is founder and former CEO of social media gaming company Zynga - named after his late bulldog. Zynga makes games like FarmVille, Mafia Wars and Words With Friends, that can be played on Facebook. [...] Mr. Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Mr. Pincus graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs. [...] From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he

• Mark Pincus - Zynga

  Mark Pincus is our founder and Executive Chairman of the Board. He served as our Chairman from April 2007 to March 2016, and has served as our Executive Chairman since March 2016. He previously served as our Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and from April 2015 to March 2016, and as our Chief Product Officer from April 2007 to April 2014. In 2014, he founded superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was [...] Mr. Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter (NYSE: TWTR), and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Mr. Pincus graduated summa cum laude from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs. Director since: 2007 Age: 52 Qualifications [...] acquired by Zynga in 2015. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a

• Mark Pincus - Founder, CEO Zynga Biography - buildd

  After tasting success with three startups - Freeloader Inc. SupportSoft Inc. and Tribe.net, Mark Pincus, a serial entrepreneur, made early investments in big names such as Facebook, Twitter, Napster, Snapchat, Paypal, and Xiaomi. Pincus always had a real passion for social media websites, making successful investments in many of them. That's not to say Pincus was cruising without any troubles, as he also made a number of failed investments - especially one in a company known as Tagsense.‍ [...] In 2007, Facebook had opened up their platform for other applications to join in the programming interface. As Mark Pincus used to closely follow Facebook's growth and its market capture, he knew that even if he can get a piece of the booming Facebook market, it would provide a head start for any startup to grow. Back then, Pincus had no knowledge of the gaming industry, though he liked the idea of gaming with friends. The only problem was that he could never get everyone under the same roof [...] for gaming. Pincus thought of releasing a few social games over the Facebook network, to capitalise on the huge number of daily users that Facebook had. Adding a few quick games was a great way to bring people together and enjoy some time together online.

• Mr. Mark Pincus | IT History Society

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• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Harvard University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  businessperson

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  2/13/1966

• Place Of Birth

  Chicago

Mark Jonathan Pincus (born February 13, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur known as the founder of Zynga, a mobile social gaming company. Pincus also founded the startups Freeloader, Inc., Tribe Networks, and Support.com. Pincus served as the CEO of Zynga until July 2013, then again from 2015 to 2016. Pincus was named 2009 "CEO of the Year" at The Crunchies technology awards and a year later was named Founder of the Year at the 2010 ceremony. Zynga is considered to be the pioneer of the social gaming industry. In 2011, Zynga went public with a $1 billion IPO. Pincus co-founded Reinvent Capital in 2018, an investment firm, with Reid Hoffman and hedge fund manager Michael Thompson. He co-created the Stanford Graduate School of Business course on Product Management with Professor Amir Goldberg.