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I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that survive. But I've been really fortunate to have people on my team who are optimistic about the future and who know that if you work through hard times that there's usually something good at the end.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: About Always Been Desert End Entrepreneurs Fortunate Future Good Hard Hard Times Know Like Optimistic People Read Really Something Something Good Stories Survive Team Through Times Water Who Work You

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I use Pinterest for everything. Book collections, trips, hobbies. It's all there. I planned my wedding on it. When I had a kid, I planned all his stuff on it. So it was nice to discover that I wasn't the only one.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Book Collections Discover Everything Had His Hobbies Kid Nice Only Pinterest Planned Stuff Trips Use Wedding

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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 who have a really honest relationship with me.

~Ben Silbermann

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When Pinterest works well, it helps you find things that are meaningful to you. We want to build a system that helps you do that.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Build Find Helps Meaningful Pinterest System Things Want Well Works You

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Don't take too much advice.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Advice Much Take Too Too Much

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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 many other people who contribute to a great meal.

~Ben Silbermann

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I look around my neighborhood, and I see people hailing a cab or ordering their food and then paying for it all with their phone. I've read about that stuff for a really long time, and now it's starting to become commonplace.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: About Around Become Cab Commonplace Food Long Long Time Look Neighborhood Now Ordering Paying People Phone Read Really Really Long Time See Starting Stuff Then Time I See

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There's a lot of pressure to look like the last company that was successful.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Company Last Like Look Lot Pressure Successful

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The companies that I really admire the most are the ones that have a deep visceral understanding of why people use their service, and they figure out ways of making money that are completely consistent with how people are feeling and what they are doing at the time.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Admire Companies Consistent Deep Doing Feeling Figure How Making Making Money Money Most Out People Really Service Time Understanding Use Visceral Ways Why

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I want Pinterest to be human. The Internet's still so abstract... To me, boards are a very human way of looking at the world.

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Topics: Abstract Boards Human Internet Looking Me Pinterest Still Very Want Way World

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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