The Ledger

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Cryptocurrencies can enable a post-capital and post-corporation world
“Now I got involved with cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin early, and then I thought I was Too early, and maybe it wasn't going to happen, and now I'm completely drinking the Kool-Aid, and I'm completely enthralled by just the potential of cryptocurrencies to get us…”
Mark Pincus Nov 20, 2017 ▶ 21:20 20VC: Zynga's Mark Pincus on When To Ride Your Winners and Cut Your Losers, Why People With "Broken Resumes" Make The Best Hires & The 2 Biggest Lies Told In Silicon Valley By Founders and VCs
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Mobile distribution is bigger than ever, but lacks easy viral paths
“The distribution is there bigger than ever, but there are not easy proven paths that people can follow”
Mark Pincus Nov 20, 2017 ▶ 6:58 20VC: Zynga's Mark Pincus on When To Ride Your Winners and Cut Your Losers, Why People With "Broken Resumes" Make The Best Hires & The 2 Biggest Lies Told In Silicon Valley By Founders and VCs
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Mark Pincus pitched Zynga by listing ten reasons not to invest
“I started off by saying to investors, let me tell you the top 10 reasons you're not going to want to back us. And if you still want to talk after that, we will, but then we won't waste time. And 95% of investors thanked me and said, I don't want to meet.”
Mark Pincus Nov 20, 2017 ▶ 13:51 20VC: Zynga's Mark Pincus on When To Ride Your Winners and Cut Your Losers, Why People With "Broken Resumes" Make The Best Hires & The 2 Biggest Lies Told In Silicon Valley By Founders and VCs
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