How Zynga founder Mark Pincus learned from his mistakes running Tribe

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As a startup founder, you're going to make a lot of mistakes. That's the hard truth. But don’t let that stop you. Successful entrepreneurs learn from their mistakes — fast. Here are 4 hard-won lessons from serial entrepreneur and investor Mark Pincus, who founded the social game company Zynga, as well as the early social network Tribe.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Tip 1: Don't Fall in Love with your Ideas
1:31 Tip 2: Keep Learning
2:45 Tip 3: Find the Winning Variant
4:26 Tip 4: Don't Get Too Complicated
5:09 Learn More

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