It's the same guy (it's mentioned in the article, even). That's one of the reasons why the investors stuck with him, because the last time he did the same thing

It's the same guy (it's mentioned in the article, even). That's one of the reasons why the investors stuck with him, because the last time he did the same thing, work on a failed game then pivot to an app, it became Flickr. He successfully pulled off the same trick twice.