Mark Pincus co-funded Friendster and invested in early Facebook and Twitter rounds
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Mark Pincus discusses his history as an early angel investor in major social networking platforms alongside Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel.
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“Yeah, Reed and I put up the first money for Friendster. And then we were lucky enough to invest along with Peter in the first round of Facebook. The first on Twitter, so.”
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