{"podcast":{"title":"Founder's Story","slug":"founder-s-story-648906","podcast_index_feed_id":648906,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/NVPdHs07","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4454fd97-2647-4bda-918e-0516d45f4964/e4396306-a844-480a-a218-101fba618ece/3000x3000/chatgpt_image_jun_17_2026_085141_pm.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"IBH Media","episode_count":381,"summary":"\"Founder's Story\" by IBH Media isn't a business show. It's the conversation founders don't get to have anywhere else. Think 60 Minutes, but for entrepreneurs. We sit down with the most interesting people in business and go past the highlight reel, past the pitch, past the polished version they give every other podcast. We go into the mud with them. The 2 a.m. doubts. The bet that almost ended everything. The moment they wanted to quit and didn't. You'll hear from household names like Gary V, Codie Sanchez, Rob Dyrdek, and Tom Bilyeu, and just as often from founders you've never heard of who are building something the world needs to know about. Either way, the goal is the same: a real conversation that makes you laugh, makes you think, and sometimes catches you off guard with how much it makes you feel. This is where the story behind the success finally gets told. This is \"Founder's Story.\"","last_synced_at":"2026-09-26T04:23:14.302086+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906"},"episode":{"title":"Mark Pincus Took Zynga Public Then Named “Worst CEO” in 12 Months Before a $12.7 Billion Acquisition | Ep. 431 with Mark Pincus Founder of Zynga","slug":"mark-pincus-took-zynga-public-then-named-worst-ceo-in-12-months-before-a-12-7-billion-acquisition-ep-431-with-mark-pincus-founder-of-zynga","published_at":"2026-08-10T23:41:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/mark-pincus-took-zynga-public-then-named-worst-ceo-in-12-months-before-a-12-7-billion-acquisition-ep-431-with-mark-pincus-founder-of-zynga","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/founders-story/","audio_url":"https://clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1184/afp-969439-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/a7765f3f-02e4-4ded-bca1-01a20b7f82a5/episodes/982c10e0-7f89-4aae-b5f4-e261257149ba/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=a7765f3f-02e4-4ded-bca1-01a20b7f82a5&awEpisodeId=982c10e0-7f89-4aae-b5f4-e261257149ba&feed=NVPdHs07","summary":"Daniel Robbins sits down with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, to explore the emotional reality behind building one of Silicon Valley’s most iconic social gaming companies. Mark reflects on childhood, his complicated but ultimately repaired relationship with his father, the pressure of taking Zynga public, and the brutal shift from being named Founder of the Year to being publicly criticized as one of the worst CEOs in America. The conversation also dives into his new book, Life at the Speed of Play, why most founders should test demand before building, how AI changes the odds for builders, and why the best product ideas often start as instincts that need discipline, not ego.","meta_description":"Daniel Robbins sits down with Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, to explore the emotional reality behind building one of Silicon Valley’s most iconic social g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/founder-s-story-648906/episodes/mark-pincus-took-zynga-public-then-named-worst-ceo-in-12-months-before-a-12-7-billion-acquisition-ep-431-with-mark-pincus-founder-of-zynga/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/founder-s-story-648906/mark-pincus-took-zynga-public-then-named-worst-ceo-in-12-months-before-a-12-7-billion-acquisition-ep-431-with-mark-pincus-founder-of-zynga.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}