Pincus: Granola has not evolved fast enough into an ambient meeting peer
Mark Pincus · Zynga Founder: Consumer Is Not Investible Right Now - Thats Why You Should Build It · Y Combinator · Jun 25, 2026 · at 7:20
Zynga founder Mark Pincus critiques AI meeting app Granola while discussing conversational workflows with Garry Tan.
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“I'm surprised that the product hasn't evolved faster because What I want is to just have my AI listening in on this conversation now with us and just have it be a smart other person at the table.”
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