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I think the thing that I’ve learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems.

Ben Silbermann

If Google teaches you anything, it’s that small ideas can be big.
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Entrepreneur Google Ideas
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.
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Anyone Thinking Yesterday
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.
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Book Collection Kids Nice Planned
Don’t take too much advice.
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Advice Entrepreneur Levers
Just build things and find out if they work.
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Entrepreneur Starting Work
You think you’re going to Toledo but you’re actually going to Miami and you might not have enough gas so you might need to buy gas from someone who might take you out if you aren’t driving well
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Country Driving Enough Gas Someone
What you collect says so much about who you are.
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Collect Much Say
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.
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Meaningful Pinterest Want
I think the thing that I’ve learned is that really great people, they actually want to work on hard problems.
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People Thinking Want
I thought Google was the coolest place. People there were so smart and they were all doing these really interesting things. I just felt really lucky to be a part of it even in a small way.
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Interesting People Smart
One of the things I’ve learned is to be receptive of feedback.
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Inspirational Inspiring Learn
There’s a lot of pressure to look like the last company that was successful.
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Entrepreneur Looks Successful
I always just want to move along to the next step.
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Moving Steps Want
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.
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Engineering People Thinking
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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Boards Way World
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.
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Entrepreneur Feelings People

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