So many things that I was excited about as a kid were about proximity. The idea that somebody could grow up in rural Iowa and be into break dancing because of YouTube - that was a really simple, profound idea. — 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 Image
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 Image
We want the average person to use it and think that it makes the experience of using Pinterest better. — 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
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 Image
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 Image
The No. 1 challenge is getting people to understand that Pinterest isn't a social network. — 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 also so… — Ben Silbermann Copy Share Image
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 Image
