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 Different types Copy Share Image
No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually. — Ben Silbermann Change 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 Failure 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 Cab Copy Share Image
If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big. — Ben Silbermann Anything 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 Business Copy Share Image
There's a lot of pressure to look like the last company that was successful. — Ben Silbermann Business Copy Share Image
I've worked on products where they go down in the middle of the night, and no one notices. You get the 'site… — Ben Silbermann Go 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 Action Copy Share Image
So March 2010, we launched Pinterest, and we were at 3,000 accounts. And that wouldn't be so bad if we hadn't started… — Ben Silbermann Alone 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 Always Copy Share Image
I use Pinterest for everything. Book collections, trips, hobbies. It's all there. I planned my wedding on it. When I had a… — Ben Silbermann Book Copy Share Image
I really believe that the raw ingredient of any creative business is the set of experiences that the team has, the set… — Ben Silbermann Believe 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 Big Copy Share Image
One of the hard parts about building a service that you use yourself is that it's easy to forget what it was… — Ben Silbermann First time Copy Share Image
So many things that I was excited about as a kid were about proximity. The idea that somebody could grow up in… — Ben Silbermann Grow 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 Admire Copy Share Image
Google was like the only company that was like, 'We're making so much money; let's take a picture of every street in… — Ben Silbermann Business 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 Advice Copy Share Image
I really liked insects - all kinds: flies, grasshoppers, weevils. — Ben Silbermann Flies Copy Share Image
One of the things I've learned is to be receptive of feedback. — Ben Silbermann Feedback Copy Share Image
When Pinterest works well, it helps you find things that are meaningful to you. We want to build a system that helps… — Ben Silbermann Build Copy Share Image
For me, Google was the coolest place. It was the coolest place. People there were so smart. And they were all doing… — Ben Silbermann Google Copy Share Image
