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 SilbermannWe're trying to do something so that when the average person uses Pinterest, it has to make the service better.
Ben SilbermannWhen Pinterest works well, it helps you find things that are meaningful to you. We want to build a system that helps you do that.
Ben SilbermannI always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - itโs like theyโre in the desert with no water, and theyโre the ones that survive. But Iโve 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 thereโs usually something good at the end.
Ben Silbermann