Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann: The Full D11 Interview (Video)

The social startup’s CEO takes the D stage to share his company’s grand vision.

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Co-Founder & CEO
Pinterest

Making his first appearance on the D stage is Ben Silbermann, who heads the online scrapbook phenomenon Pinterest, one of the most explosive startups on the scene recently. Despite its recent huge valuation, Pinterest has a heft and influence in tech and beyond that few other such companies can claim. Silbermann grew up in Iowa, where he says he spent a lot of time collecting bugs. Unlike many attention-seeking entrepreneurs, he has quietly pushed his young company to the forefront of e-commerce and other key digital arenas by creating a unique and elegant way for people to share inter- ests of all kinds. Before Pinterest, Silbermann worked at Google on AdSense.

Posts With Ben Silbermann

Pinterest Does Location: Not Just Pin Boards, but Now Pin Maps

Next for Pinterest: Location.
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Explaining What It’s Going to Do With All That Dough, Pinterest Unveils Stats on Strong Mobile and International Usage

Yes, you may say it out loud: Has Silicon Valley lost its mind?

Pinterest Does Another Massive Funding — $225 Million at $3.8 Billion Valuation (Confirmed)

Pin this! An even more ginormous pile of money for the social bookmarking phenom.
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Here’s What a Pinterest Ad Looks Like

Pinterest today started its preannounced test of “promoted pins,” a.k.a. the first-ever revenue-generating product for the company valued at $2.5 billion.

Pinterest Promises Users It Won’t Mess Up the Site With Ads (Oh, and It’s Going to Do Ads)

What will Pinterest’s ads be like? Different and prettier and nicer.

The KatieCam Collection

In a series of fast and fun interviews, Katie Boehret got D11 headliners talking about all sorts of non-digital things.

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Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann: The Full D11 Interview (Video)

The social startup’s CEO takes the D stage to share his company’s grand vision.

KatieCam: What Does Ben Silbermann Pin? (Video)

Aspirational as well as practical pins.

CEO Ben Silbermann Wants Pinterest to Become Your Platform for Discovery

The photo-centric startup’s CEO sheds light on his company’s mission and what Pinterest aims to do in the future.

What’s Next for Pinterest