Comments on: Is Mark Pincus Back at Tribe? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:49:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Multimedias.mobi » Tribe Gets Aquired, For Real This Time http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1119025 Multimedias.mobi » Tribe Gets Aquired, For Real This Time Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:47:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1119025 [...] one for Silicon Valley based Tribe.net. Founding CEO Mark Pincus was ousted, in April and then returned in August. While Pincus was gone rumors swirled that the company had been acquired by NBC, but the [...] [...] one for Silicon Valley based Tribe.net. Founding CEO Mark Pincus was ousted, in April and then returned in August. While Pincus was gone rumors swirled that the company had been acquired by NBC, but the [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Cisco rachète le réseau social Tribe.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1114282 TechCrunch en français » Cisco rachète le réseau social Tribe.net Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:28:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1114282 [...] start up basée dans la Silicon Valley. Mark Pincus le patron a été remercié en Avril et puis rappelé en Aout. Pendant l’absence de Pincus de nombreuses rumeurs couraient selon lesquelles la société [...] [...] start up basée dans la Silicon Valley. Mark Pincus le patron a été remercié en Avril et puis rappelé en Aout. Pendant l’absence de Pincus de nombreuses rumeurs couraient selon lesquelles la société [...]

]]> By: Tribe Gets Aquired, For Real This Time http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1113713 Tribe Gets Aquired, For Real This Time Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:32:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-1113713 [...] one for Silicon Valley based Tribe.net. Founding CEO Mark Pincus was ousted, in April and then returned in August. While Pincus was gone rumors swirled that the company had been acquired by NBC, but [...] [...] one for Silicon Valley based Tribe.net. Founding CEO Mark Pincus was ousted, in April and then returned in August. While Pincus was gone rumors swirled that the company had been acquired by NBC, but [...]

]]> By: bbcwxgqm http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-239437 bbcwxgqm Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:42:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-239437 <strong>npqbwraq...</strong> voevlmk mrtybhztmco ogmbnuam doxctmiu ... npqbwraq…

voevlmk mrtybhztmco ogmbnuam doxctmiu …

]]> By: Ronjit Ghosh http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-160277 Ronjit Ghosh Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:27:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-160277 Why does it matter if Mark is back at Tribe? Tribe is going nowhere. Let's talk about websites that are going somewhere. Why does it matter if Mark is back at Tribe? Tribe is going nowhere. Let’s talk about websites that are going somewhere.

]]> By: howard Lindzon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154794 howard Lindzon Sat, 26 Aug 2006 04:33:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154794 cool cool

]]> By: Kleiner Perkins http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154591 Kleiner Perkins Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:47:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154591 Hey! Friendster is back too. She just got back from rehab and is doing great! Hey!

Friendster is back too. She just got back from rehab and is doing great!

]]> By: WhatHeSaid http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154589 WhatHeSaid Sat, 26 Aug 2006 01:43:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154589 GetReal: right; where's the 'this is spam' button? :( GetReal:
right; where’s the ‘this is spam’ button? :(

]]> By: GetReal http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154335 GetReal Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:45:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154335 Susan, do you really think anyone will buy the fact that the interesting social aspects have moved to free-association.net? Do you really think anyone believes that? Can you not see how much it hurts the reputation and credibility of your company to insult everyone's intelligence like that? Sorry I don't usually respond to posts like these, but guess I'm in a crabby mood today. Susan, do you really think anyone will buy the fact that the interesting social aspects have moved to free-association.net? Do you really think anyone believes that? Can you not see how much it hurts the reputation and credibility of your company to insult everyone’s intelligence like that?

Sorry I don’t usually respond to posts like these, but guess I’m in a crabby mood today.

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154296 James Fri, 25 Aug 2006 21:09:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154296 Is Mark Pincus Back at Tribe? Who cares Is Mark Pincus Back at Tribe? Who cares

]]> By: GigaOM » Pincus To Lead Tribe Again http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154265 GigaOM » Pincus To Lead Tribe Again Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:17:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154265 [...] Rumors have been flying since Mark Pincus posted to Tribe yesterday saying he’d taken back control of the company. Pincus had founded the social networking startup but had since turned over operations and served as a board member. “as of today jan and the board are gone,” he wrote. “i’ve taken over tribe and you’re going to see big changes fast like getting rid of this big stupid masthead and returning tribe to the users where it belongs.”Some wondered it the announcement was a hack, but Matt Marshall at SiliconBeat has spoken with Mark and confirmed the shake-up. Matt reports this has been the case (informally, apparently) since May. Rather than selling the company as was the previous management’s plan, Pincus is apparently thinking about a recapitalization round. [...] [...] Rumors have been flying since Mark Pincus posted to Tribe yesterday saying he’d taken back control of the company. Pincus had founded the social networking startup but had since turned over operations and served as a board member. “as of today jan and the board are gone,” he wrote. “i’ve taken over tribe and you’re going to see big changes fast like getting rid of this big stupid masthead and returning tribe to the users where it belongs.”Some wondered it the announcement was a hack, but Matt Marshall at SiliconBeat has spoken with Mark and confirmed the shake-up. Matt reports this has been the case (informally, apparently) since May. Rather than selling the company as was the previous management’s plan, Pincus is apparently thinking about a recapitalization round. [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154264 Peter Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:14:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154264 Tribe definitely has potential. Why they've been so stagnant is beyond me. Guess the investors are just not interested in making money. Tribe definitely has potential. Why they’ve been so stagnant is beyond me. Guess the investors are just not interested in making money.

]]> By: Susan Holmes http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154240 Susan Holmes Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:19:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154240 any change at tribe would be Too Little Too Late at this point. most of the interesting social aspects have moved on to www.free-association.net or other places and those folks aren't likely to come back. any change at tribe would be Too Little Too Late at this point. most of the interesting social aspects have moved on to http://www.free-association.net or other places and those folks aren’t likely to come back.

]]> By: GetReal http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154218 GetReal Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:31:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154218 Mark is back, it's not a hijacked account: http://www.siliconbeat.com/entries/2006/08/25/former_tribe_leader_pincus_back_at_helm_pledges_new_direction.html Not sure why they would want a loser like Mark back...isn't that how tribe turned into the most undesirable social network on the web in the first place? Mark is back, it’s not a hijacked account:
http://www.siliconbeat.com/ent.....ction.html

Not sure why they would want a loser like Mark back…isn’t that how tribe turned into the most undesirable social network on the web in the first place?

]]> By: NJG from NYC http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154201 NJG from NYC Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:12:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154201 If managers are a dime a dozen, why are so many businesses so poorly managed? Why is there an entire industry built around that fact that most people think their managers are jerks? If managers are a dime a dozen, why are so many businesses so poorly managed? Why is there an entire industry built around that fact that most people think their managers are jerks?

]]> By: Charlie http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154198 Charlie Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154198 Funny how someone wrote, "Judging by the language, it seems like someone broke into his account." I'm thinking, "Judging by the language, that's probably Mark." Funny how someone wrote, “Judging by the language, it seems like someone broke into his account.”

I’m thinking, “Judging by the language, that’s probably Mark.”

]]> By: Erik Schwartz http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154172 Erik Schwartz Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:42:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154172 Skeptic, the operative word in my post was "accurately". You are right, everyone has "vision". Few have accurate vision. Managers are a commodity. Some are good, many are not, few are outstanding. But without the goal, none of them have anything to manage. Skeptic, the operative word in my post was “accurately”. You are right, everyone has “vision”. Few have accurate vision.

Managers are a commodity. Some are good, many are not, few are outstanding. But without the goal, none of them have anything to manage.

]]> By: Skeptic http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154146 Skeptic Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:20:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154146 philip: how well is your coffee shop going to do if you sit around and have "strategic visions" of expanding the business, and don't run the shop? erik: yes, managers are a dime a dozen. GOOD managers are not. and you know what? people with "strategic vision" are a dime a dozen too. that's the different between EXCELLENCE and mediocrity. philip: how well is your coffee shop going to do if you sit around and have “strategic visions” of expanding the business, and don’t run the shop?

erik: yes, managers are a dime a dozen. GOOD managers are not. and you know what? people with “strategic vision” are a dime a dozen too. that’s the different between EXCELLENCE and mediocrity.

]]> By: Nick Douglas http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154129 Nick Douglas Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:55:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154129 Totally called this a few months back. Totally called this a few months back.

]]> By: Erik Schwartz http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154123 Erik Schwartz Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:35:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154123 "<i>Aren’t you the freaking CEO???? So what are you good at, throwing parties, bragging to venture capitalists, and registering domain names??? Well if so, job well done! Standing ovation. </i>" The real value of a CEO is in strategic vision, not day to day management. Managers are a dime a dozen. People who can accurately envision where technology and society will intersect, and how to make a product mesh with that intersection, several years down the road, are very rare. “Aren’t you the freaking CEO???? So what are you good at, throwing parties, bragging to venture capitalists, and registering domain names??? Well if so, job well done! Standing ovation. ”

The real value of a CEO is in strategic vision, not day to day management. Managers are a dime a dozen. People who can accurately envision where technology and society will intersect, and how to make a product mesh with that intersection, several years down the road, are very rare.

]]> By: Laughing Squid » Mark Pincus Returns To Save Tribe.net http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154114 Laughing Squid » Mark Pincus Returns To Save Tribe.net Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154114 [...] Here’s more on this news (rumor?) from Eran Globen, TechCrunch and Valleywag. tags: Tribe.net (T) , Mark Pincus (T) , social networks (T) posted by Scott Beale on Friday, August 25th, 2006 Comments RSS feed | Trackback URL [...] [...] Here’s more on this news (rumor?) from Eran Globen, TechCrunch and Valleywag. tags: Tribe.net (T) , Mark Pincus (T) , social networks (T) posted by Scott Beale on Friday, August 25th, 2006 Comments RSS feed | Trackback URL [...]

]]> By: philip tadros http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154105 philip tadros Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:26:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154105 it makes sense if he enjoys creating but not managing, i own a coffee shop, i hire the right people, i don't want to tell people what to do all the time, now i know a coffee shop is different then a social network, but i can understand what he said, it might just take him off his flow' who knows, with metroproper.com i'm just taking on the coffee house mentality, smart productive safe place to work and play, giving the right people guided freedom to help the community grow with more tools and no external advertising, i'm sure i'll saty stimulated with the fact it's world wide and i want to go to all those places and tell them about it;] it makes sense if he enjoys creating but not managing, i own a coffee shop, i hire the right people, i don’t want to tell people what to do all the time, now i know a coffee shop is different then a social network, but i can understand what he said, it might just take him off his flow’ who knows, with metroproper.com i’m just taking on the coffee house mentality, smart productive safe place to work and play, giving the right people guided freedom to help the community grow with more tools and no external advertising, i’m sure i’ll saty stimulated with the fact it’s world wide and i want to go to all those places and tell them about it;]

]]> By: s. paul http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154100 s. paul Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:18:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154100 mark is a total loooser....why would tribe want him back gods knows.... mark is a total loooser….why would tribe want him back gods knows….

]]> By: Skeptic http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154092 Skeptic Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:06:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154092 Priceless quote: "I don’t really enjoy being a day to day manager of people and projects…and it’s not something I think I’m particularly good at" Aren't you the freaking CEO???? So what are you good at, throwing parties, bragging to venture capitalists, and registering domain names??? Well if so, job well done! Standing ovation. Priceless quote: “I don’t really enjoy being a day to day manager of people and projects…and it’s not something I think I’m particularly good at”

Aren’t you the freaking CEO???? So what are you good at, throwing parties, bragging to venture capitalists, and registering domain names??? Well if so, job well done! Standing ovation.

]]> By: Rex Dixon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154091 Rex Dixon Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:05:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/08/24/is-mark-pincus-back-at-tribe/#comment-154091 So this is just a big TRIBE hoax??? Rex So this is just a big TRIBE hoax???

Rex

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