A Quote by Mark Pincus

I think I give myself high marks being an entrepreneur and entrepreneuring a big idea about how popular social gaming could be. But I learned a lot of hard lessons on the CEO front... and do not give myself very high marks as a CEO of a large-scale company.

Mark Pincus

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Mark Pincus
American - Businessman
Born: February 13, 1966

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Andy Dunn

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David Cohen

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Ginni Rometty

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Holly Black

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Jay Leno

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Eric Schmidt

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Douglas Conant

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Anousheh Ansari

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Jochen Zeitz

I give myself homework when I have an audition. I give myself goals, and that's how I check how I'm doing. It can be something simple like 'listen,' or 'find your feet.' And then afterward it's an assessment, so in a way it's not about booking the job or not. It's about what I learned as an actor about that character.

Lupita Nyong'o

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