With the Super Bowl less than a week away, I am reminded of the 2002 New England Patriots team which defeated the St. Louis Rams to win the NFL title despite being labeled a clear underdog. During the player introductions, after each Rams starter soaked up the limelight one after another, the Patriots chose to enter the stadium as a team , waiving their rights to player-by-player introductions. The Patriots went on to shock the world by upsetting the talented Rams team, and ever since, Super Bowl teams have followed in their footsteps by entering the field as a team. But what does football have to do with startups? According to Zynga’s Mark Pincus, football of a different sort helps enables him to identify which people would be successful in business and management. Recounting a story from his days of playing soccer in school, Pincus says teamwork, not talent, helped his school reach the state quarterfinals - a lesson he has carried with him to the boardroom.

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