We're trying to do something so that when the average person uses Pinterest, it has to make the service better.

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.

We want the average person to use it and think that it makes the experience of using Pinterest better.

Don't take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give ~ with a few exceptions ~ generalize whatever they did. Don't over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.

One of the things I've learned is to be receptive of feedback.

Most people generalize whatever they did, and say that was the strategy that made it work.

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.