If I was 30 with $0, I'd build this - Mark Pincus (Farmville founder)

Synopsis

Mark Pincus, founder of FarmVille, discusses going from $0 to $38M in 7 months, choosing the right market, spotting patterns, picking macro trends, and deciding what to chase. The episode mixes startup judgment, the FarmVille story, a case for gold, and personal operating frameworks.

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  Mark Pincus (FarmVille founder) on going from $0 to $38M in 7 months, choosing the right market, spotting patterns, picking macro trends and deciding what to chase; the episode mixes startup judgment, the FarmVille story, a case for gold and life philosophy.

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  Mark Pincus on going $0 to $38M in 7 months with FarmVille, picking macro trends, pattern matching and a personal operating system.