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I was obsessed with this idea that these things that you collect, they just say so much about who you are. I can't say it came from hard-nosed business analysis... It was just something I really want to see built.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: About Analysis Built Business Came Collect Idea Just Just Something Much Obsessed Really Say See Something Things Want Who You

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If Google teaches you anything, it's that small ideas can be big.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Anything Big Google Ideas Small Teaches You

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I used to wake up and look at our analytics and think, 'What if yesterday was the last day anyone used Pinterest?' Like, everyone collectively decided, 'We're done!' Over time I got more confidence.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Anyone Collectively Confidence Day Decided Done Everyone Got Last Like Look More Our Over Pinterest Think Time Up Used Wake Wake Up What If Yesterday

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I always just want to move along to the next step.

~Ben Silbermann

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As a kid, I always idolized entrepreneurs. I thought they were cool people in the way that I thought basketball players were cool people. It's cool that some people get paid to dunk basketballs, but I'm not one of those people.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Always Basketball Cool Cool People Dunk Entrepreneurs Get Idolized Kid Paid People Players Some Some People Those Thought Way Were

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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 building Pinterest actually in November 2009. And that alone wouldn't have been so bad if I hadn't left my job to start a company in May 2008.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: Accounts Actually Alone Bad Been Building Company Job Left March May November Pinterest Start Started Were

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There are a lot of really valuable services that are always pushing you to communicate with other people. But there are relatively few services that are about helping you be the person you want to be and fulfilling your ambitions.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: About Always Ambition Communicate Few Fulfilling Helping Lot Other People Person Pushing Really Relatively Services Valuable Want You Your

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No amount of technology is going to change the fact that people process information visually.

~Ben Silbermann

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I hope Pinterest is my last job.

~Ben Silbermann

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The biggest thing about Pinterest is that people are there saving ideas for their personal lives. Not to rile up other people or make a big statement.

~Ben Silbermann

Topics: About Big Biggest Biggest Thing Ideas Lives Make Other People Personal Personal Lives Pinterest Saving Statement Thing Up

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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