Eric Tilenius
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Eric Tilenius
Executive-in-Residence
Date Joined: 2012
Focus: Internet, Mobile
Past:

Zynga - General Manager

Tilenius Investments - Angel Investor

Answers.com - CEO

Netcentives - Co-Founder & CEO, Chairman

Intuit - Product Manager

 

Education:

Stanford University Graduate School of Business - M.B.A

Princeton University - B.A.

Biography

Eric is currently ScaleVP’s Executive-in-Residence (EIR) focused on consumer Internet and mobile. Prior to ScaleVP, Eric was general manager for Zynga, where he ran Mafia Wars and Zynga’s other MMO games, setting records for Daily Active Users and monetization on those franchises. Eric also ran Zynga’s corporate-wide player retention and engagement efforts.

Before Zynga, Eric was an active angel investor, founded two companies, and served as CEO of three companies, all of which had successful exits (two IPO’s and one acquisition).

Eric holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University.

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    By Eric Tilenius
    April 26, 2012
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