A lot of people in Silicon Valley didn't get Pinterest; they looked at it and said it was visual and not organized in real time, but the fact that it made sense to someone was what really mattered to me.

I invested in Pinterest because I see it as a unique social network that appeals to users on a deeper emotional level, differentiating it from other platforms. Pinterest is the best social network for influencing buying behavior and decisions in e-commerce.

I didn't discover Pinterest; my team recognized its potential, and I was impressed by Ben Silbermann's calm and thoughtful approach as a founder.

When we released Pinterest, it didn't grow quickly at first, but we kept going because we thought it was a really cool product that we enjoyed using.

My stint at Pinterest wasn't successful; I bounced off the culture because I tried to behave like I did at Apple, which was very direct and intense.

The few people that used Pinterest actually really loved it, so instead of immediately changing the product, I thought maybe I could just find more people like me.

I recommended that Instapaper either be treated as a business unit within Pinterest or spun out into an independent company, as it didn't align with Pinterest's top-line metrics.

I made a significant mistake by not investing in Facebook when I had the chance, which taught me to recognize exceptional founders without overanalyzing.

In early 2018, I reached out to Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann to discuss the future of Instapaper, as I felt it was on a trajectory towards shutdown.