Zynga's CEO still sees the company's fast growth even during the COVID-19 global pandemic. There was a massive boost from March to June because of the new and returning users.
Back to the Future? Zynga Founder Mark Pincus Returns as CEO. https://t.co/FWfb2qZ3zF via @karaswisher pic.twitter.com/xisaD0Wm9Q — Walt Mossberg (@waltmossberg) April 8, 2015
"Don't go start a company just because you have a customer and someone will fund you. If it is a marginal idea, that's bad," said Pincus.
He started inviting other companies after Facebook opened up its application programming interface in 2007. Pincus began making applications on top of its social network. His plan also helped the social media platform to gain users and developers. However, Zynga was included in the free games, which were often seen as low-quality shareware.
Years later, the company started to grow fast because of its Zynga Poker and Mafia Wars. In July 2018, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers invested $29 million in Zynga, which helped the social game company to be noticed across the globe. Mark Pincus explained that the failures he faced taught him that it is important to surround himself with people he could learn from.
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