Sharing the work of Mark Pincus who I see is aligned with CoCreation World and could be a potential investor. In his recent commitment to a giving pledge, he said:
“When a community comes together to solve its own problems it reclaims its agency and becomes emboldened. This community focus is core to my giving philosophy, which is shaped by a desire to facilitate entrepreneurial ingenuity so that people can take sustainable and regenerative action in their communities.”
https://givingpledge.org/pledger?pledgerId=443
He also embodies the vision of CoCreation World with his “Book of Life,” where he wrote how he decided to quit his job and start a company focused on helping people navigate the internet. He named it FreeLoader after his late friend Tom Cole who was then living on his couch, and who loaned me the seed money. He said that:
“Adding to my Book of Life has become an annual commitment for the past 28 years. I have come to call this “partnering with my future self.” Each year I ask what future Mark would thank present Mark for doing. I then commit to make it happen. Through this practice, I have changed my life—gaining the focus to improve habits, relationships, and build companies.When I wrote in my Book of Life this year, I asked what the Shaw Pincus family in 2032 will thank the Shaw Pincus family in 2022 for doing. The answer was clear: develop giving platforms that enable communities to partner with their future selves. Accomplishing this in ways that make a difference feels ambitious, and we’re excited and committed to do as much as we can.”
Here is a podcast where he discussed his social platform “TRIBE” that failed to launch and his data (DAU) strategy.
https://mastersofscale.com/mark-pincus-how-to-kill-your-bad-ideas-masters-of-scale-podcast/
Perhaps we can share profiles of investors who inspire us that we would like to connect with and potentially collaborate with on social media platforms and in our own space. Ideally we share something here, such as this post that can cross pollinate on other platforms. Thoughts?
@Kilian you will enjoy this podcast.
PODCAST: EPISODE 24: MUST LISTEN
How to kill your bad ideas
To succeed, you have to be relentless about pursuing a big opportunity — and ruthless about killing your own bad ideas along the way. Zynga founder Mark Pincus up-ended the gaming industry with social games like Farmville and Words with Friends. And he did it by gathering data; killing ideas that didn’t move the needle, and going all-in on the ones that did.