stop innovating ❌
the guy who's shipped more "hit products" than almost anyone in history said this
Mark Pincus built FarmVille, Words With Friends, and Zynga Poker
8 of his 10 launches became hits. millions of users, real revenue, the kind of products people actually know
Tibo argues against novelty-for-its-own-sake: copy categories that are already proven, obsess over making the product meaningfully better, and only then add a risky twist. The post uses Mark Pincus as the framing device and ties the lesson back to Tibo's own portfolio-building approach.