That is the first terrible read I had on svtble, the first so excessively positive view of Mark Pincus that it reads like a PR stunt, and the first time I wonder what the hell happened.
I mean, seriously? WHY? What is the point? Why write a bordering absurd praise of a guy that is so infamous for his own admitted horrible things in the book?
If it was more realistic, I mean, praising the good and the calling out the bad is one thing, but I don't see this sort of treatment even with Steve Jobs (even very positive texts on Steve Jobs mention how he had bad temper and people feared to get fired by just being near him, or how he sometimes got stubborn with ideas that were not necessarily good ones).
I'm surprised you're being surprised, since that post is pretty much on par with everything from svbtle which gets submitted here: preppy energetical pieces, self serving straight-from-the-heart musings on how hard it is to be successful or amusing rants lacking any self-consciousness.
On the other hand, it's refreshing to read something positive on Pincus, who has been crowned as the arch villain of the industry (does that make the OP the arch henchman of the industry?)
Personally, I think it is a PR stunt. Zynga's looking like it is about to die, Pincus' character is perceived in a legendarily bad light - I think that this is a shilling attempt to make him look good/softer so he can move on to other things soon without such a 100% negative rap.
I thought it was interesting-- Pincus/Zynga have been vilified here and elsewhere-- it was interesting to read a first-hand account of it. Given that the author now works at a different company, there not a huge incentive to write this post in a slanted fashion-- I suspect it's pretty honest.
This was clearly a valuable mentorship with an influential, connected and widely known industry leader. I can envision many scenarios in which the OP would not want to risk damaging it.
Note I am speaking generally, as I don't know the OP.
I am a close friend of Sash's and I'd like to point out that his family were by his side every hour they were aloud in the hospital. By no means was Pincus the only visitor, just the first non-family visitor.
That is the first terrible read I had on svtble, the first so excessively positive view of Mark Pincus that it reads like a PR stunt, and the first time I wonder what the hell happened.
I mean, seriously? WHY? What is the point? Why write a bordering absurd praise of a guy that is so infamous for his own admitted horrible things in the book?
If it was more realistic, I mean, praising the good and the calling out the bad is one thing, but I don't see this sort of treatment even with Steve Jobs (even very positive texts on Steve Jobs mention how he had bad temper and people feared to get fired by just being near him, or how he sometimes got stubborn with ideas that were not necessarily good ones).