Most people generalize whatever they did, and say that was the strategy that made it work. — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I think the thing that I've learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems, — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
From the outside, there's a perception Silicon Valley is full of really young, geeky guys. The reality is there are lots of… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
The No. 1 challenge is getting people to understand that Pinterest isn't a social network. — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
The biggest thing about Pinterest is that people are there saving ideas for their personal lives. Not to rile up other people… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
Don't take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give ~ with a few exceptions ~ generalize… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
As a kid, I always idolized entrepreneurs. I thought they were cool people in the way that I thought basketball players were… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
The companies that I really admire the most are the ones that have a deep visceral understanding of why people use their… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody's going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there's… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I thought Google was the coolest place. People there were so smart and they were all doing these really interesting things. I… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
The whole reason Pinterest exists is to help people discover the things that they love and then go take action on them,… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I think that a lot of the most talented and driven people, they're not super deterred by failure. So if you put… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
There are a lot of really valuable services that are always pushing you to communicate with other people. But there are relatively… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
People say doing a startup is like a marathon. It's actually a roadtrip at night with no headlights. You think you're going… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
I look around my neighborhood, and I see people hailing a cab or ordering their food and then paying for it all… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
We're trying to do something so that when the average person uses Pinterest, it has to make the service better. — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I really think that even though Pinterest isn't a lot of people's idea of hard technology, it helps make everyday things a little bit… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
We want the average person to use it and think that it makes the experience of using Pinterest better. — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I think the thing that I've learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems, — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
People say doing a startup is like a marathon. It's actually a roadtrip at night with no headlights. You think you're going to Toledo… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
When you open up Pinterest, you should feel like you've walked into a building full of stuff that only you are interested in. Everything… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
The No. 1 challenge is getting people to understand that Pinterest isn't a social network. — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I kind of think of engineering like the chefs at a restaurant. Nobody's going to deny chefs are integrally important, but there's also so… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I think there are a lot more people that don't use Pinterest in the world than do use it, so for most people, that… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I used to wake up and look at our analytics and think, 'What if yesterday was the last day anyone used Pinterest?' Like, everyone… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
I'd never managed anyone before, so I don't have a lot of experience. But I'm lucky - I have a lot of team members… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share
