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.

Just build things and find out if they work.

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.

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

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.

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

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.