Mark Pincus

One of the biggest news items of early 2022 was Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: TTWO) $12.7-billion acquisition of Zynga. Zynga founder Mark Pincus shared the story of the company's early days and some lessons along the way. What Happened: The mobile game company,...

Urban air mobility company Joby Aviation is the latest company in the growing industry going public via a SPAC.  The SPAC Deal: Joby Aviation is going public with Reinvent Technology Partners (NYSE: RTP), a SPAC led by Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus. The deal values the company at a post money...

Two legendary investors are launching a third SPAC to find a high growth private company that can benefit from their experience. What Happened: Mark Pincus and Reid Hoffman filed to launch Reinvent Technology Partners Y (NASDAQ:RTPY) on Friday. Units will trade as RTPYU and include one common share...

Hedge fund manager Seth Klarman revealed several investments in SPACs during the third quarter, including a big bet on the largest SPAC from Bill Ackman. What Happened: A 13F filing from the third quarter reveals Klarman's Baupost Fund took a new 17.5 million-share stake in Pershing Square...

The SPAC market continues to heat up with famous investors and former CEOs getting involved. Reid Hoffman and Mark Pincus are behind Reinvent Technology Partners (NYSE:RPU), a new technology SPAC. The Leadership Team: Hoffman and Pincus met in 2002 and have been involved in numerous projects...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) are the latest companies hoping that a blast from the past can kick-start their businesses. Both companies are struggling with generating profits, and both have recently named founders of the company to the CEO position in an effort to turn...

Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) was once considered to be a powerful force in online game development, thanks in part to the "FarmVille" franchise. That changed when the company started losing players, which prompted Zynga to layoff several employees. Now the game studio, which once traded...

Mark Pincus, founder and chairman of Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA), has returned to his role as the company's CEO. This decision might surprise some investors, who wondered if former Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) exec Don Mattrick could take the company to the next level. Cody Willard,...

Gambling, in both the online and physical worlds is all about generating excitement. Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) hoped to generate some excitement of its own Wednesday as it prepared to unwrap its real-money gambling apps for Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and for mobile. San Francisco-based, Zynga said that...

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) is rumored to be interested in a bid for Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA). At least one analyst, Wunderlich's Blake Harper, believes that Zynga has officially become a possible takeover target for the firm, along with Yelp (NASDAQ: YELP) and OpenTable (NASDAQ: OPEN). As the owner of the...

There are a number of controversial CEOs on Wall Street. Any number of different personality quirks, management styles or missteps can gain you admission to the "most controversial club." One reason for this is likely because of the eccentric personalities displayed by many entrepreneurs. At...