TBPN(@tbpn):Zynga Founder @markpinc says most people would rather take an 80% chance at a first-base hit in 1-2 years than an 80% chance at the home run of their life after a decade of working in obscurity. "Would you toil in obscurity for 10 years in order to have an 80% chance of the greatest home run of your life? Or would you take an 80% chance of a first-base hit in 1-2 years?" "Most people would take the latter, and that's why they stay in their jobs or careers. Or that's why, even once we found a company, we make all these compromises to de-risk it."

2026.07.02 14:00

Zynga Founder @markpinc says most people would rather take an 80% chance at a first-base hit in 1-2 years than an 80% chance at the home run of their life after a decade of working in obscurity. "Would you toil in obscurity for 10 years in order to have an 80% chance of the greatest home run of your life? Or would you take an 80% chance of a first-base hit in 1-2 years?" "Most people would take the latter, and that's why they stay in their jobs or careers. Or that's why, even once we found a company, we make all these compromises to de-risk it."