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.

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.

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.

I passed on investing in Pinterest despite having multiple chances, thinking it was just images and wouldn't make money, even when my fiancée was using it obsessively.

I envision Pinterest as a catalog of ideas where users can publish and personalize their preferences, making it easier to act on those ideas.

While waiting for the app approval, I collaborated with a friend to create a tool for collecting things online, which eventually evolved into Pinterest. In the early days of Pinterest, we thought it would be cool to create a tool for ourselves to collect things, which we believed could also help others see the world differently.

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.

We started to have meetups to connect with people who shared common interests, which is fundamentally what Pinterest is about.

The culture at Pinterest is built on values that prioritize user obsession and diversity in skills and backgrounds, which I believe leads to better products.