Life at the Speed of Play

by Mark Pincus · 2026

Mark Pincus's guide to launching products people love and building faster product-learning systems.

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Mark Pincus · Founder and product builder

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Mark PincusFounder and product builder

Founder of Zynga and author of Life at the Speed of Play.

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Reid Hoffman Co-founder, LinkedIn

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Documented citation: Listed in Hoffman's LinkedIn article "6 books for your summer list--straight from my network."

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LinkedIn · 2026-06-17 · accessed 2026-06-22

Hoffman's LinkedIn article is authored by Reid Hoffman, says reading good books helps him navigate technological change, and lists Life at the Speed of Play as one of six books for the summer list.

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Recommended · LinkedIn summer reading list · social-post Source 2026-06-17

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