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Mark Pincus shared thisI want to build a breakout hit. That ambition sets the bar. Instinct is growing 10% a day through virality. That’s the kind of growth I see as a hit by today’s standards. At 1% daily growth, I’d keep going while still asking whether the idea has breakout potential. The number only means something next to the ambition. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisHow do you know your idea is an A? You feel it. The data supports it. The stories people tell you confirm it. Those signals start to sing together. I think of it like a song you love. You know it works, and the evidence keeps confirming it. Set an absolute bar for success, then ask whether or not your idea really clears it? #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisI don’t think failure is okay when you could have succeeded. The key is to build an innovation machine that tests ideas before you commit everything to one. Testing 100 ideas means learning from 100 experiments. Put everything behind one idea and every outcome feels personal. Resources often keep a B-plus idea alive for too long. Pressure can sharpen our focus on what will actually work. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisGames and virtual worlds give us a place to follow imagination wherever it goes. In Minecraft, you can build almost anything you can picture. That sense of possibility is what keeps pulling people back to games. You can experiment, make something new, and keep following an idea wherever it leads. Imagine bringing that creative freedom into more parts of life. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisWe want a different relationship with failure. For me, that starts with testing ideas without getting attached to them. Each test expands the surface area of what I can explore and helps me build conviction. I set a high bar for commitment. When I have conviction, I commit. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisOne of the biggest advantages in product creation is having fun. Halloween, Burning Man, Vegas. You get to try on a different persona, follow an impulse, and see where it takes you. The best product makers I know bring that same energy to their work. They stay curious, chase what interests them, and give unconventional ideas room to breathe. That’s life at the speed of play. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Creativity #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisWhat if we brought the imagination of play into real life? When we play, we’re willing to be silly, get creative, and try ideas our serious adult brains might dismiss. Lower the bar for what’s worth exploring, and more ideas get a chance to become something real. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #Imagination #Innovation #FutureOfTech
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Mark Pincus shared thisElon may be living in the future today, but eventually we all will. The real shift is what happens when the tools and capabilities available to one person become accessible to everyone. When you can turn an idea into a real product quickly, life starts to feel less like a fixed system and more like a game. That’s Life at the Speed of Play: lower the cost of making things, and more becomes possible. #MarkPincus #LifeAtTheSpeedOfPlay #ElonMusk #Innovation #FutureOfTechnology
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Mark Pincus reposted thisMark Pincus reposted thisUnderstanding what makes games work can change how you think about almost every part of life. I’ve learned so much about this from Bing Gordon, and now you can too. Bing and Chloe Gordon are releasing their new book, Everybody Wins: What Games Teach Us About Making Products People Love. I’m excited for more people to learn from the ideas that have shaped my own thinking. Recommend picking up a copy. Also: John Doerr is hosting them for a live conversation at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. You can grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eGfKvtJb
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Appointed to the Presidio Trust board of directors in January 2017 by President Obama. The Presidio Trust is a federal agency that manages the Presidio of San Francisco, a national park at the heart of the 82,000-acre Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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