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 experiencehonestlot Change image and share on social
We're trying to do something so that when the average person uses Pinterest, it has to make the service better. Ben Silbermann averagemakeperson Change image and share on social
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 analysisbuildbusiness share on social
We want the average person to use it and think that it makes the experience of using Pinterest better. Ben Silbermann averageexperiencemake Change image and share on social
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 admirecompanycompletely share on social
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 bookcollectiondiscover share on social
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 basketballcooldunk share on social
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 chefcontributedeny Change image and share on social
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 cabcommonplacefood share on social
