Episode · Lenny's Podcast · 2026-06-14
Lenny Rachitsky & Mark Pincus: books mentioned on Lenny's Podcast
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga)
Mark Pincus founded Zynga—the company behind Words With Friends, FarmVille, and Zynga Poker—and has arguably created more hit consumer products than anyone in history. At Zynga, eight of 10 major game launches became massive hits, reaching over a billion players.
Lenny Rachitsky recommended Life at the Speed of Play by Mark Pincus.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Life at the Speed of Play
Recommended“It's called Life at the Speed of Play. It's coming out in a few weeks, and it is so good, and it's also a really quick read.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Life at the Speed of Play
“and we might do for a long time before we actually can say the why. But I figured out that mine was I talk about in the book is I want to create an internet treasure.”