Silbermann founded Pinterest (a leading image bookmarking site) with Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp in 2009. In 2010, he released the first desktop edition of the site. The Pinterest CEO, Ben Silbermann is well known for his soft-spoken nature. He is a member of Village Global, where founders and executives from tech industry come together to give their support to the upcoming entrepreneurs by sharing their experiences, learning, etc.
Pinterest, an eminent consumer internet company, has become a hit with social media users across the globe. They share various images of their hobbies, events, and interests here through mobiles or desktops with others.
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Salary & Net Worth – Investors, Funding, & Valuation
Silbermann’s net worth is estimated to be around 1.6 billion USD, and Pinterest net worth stood at 12.3 billion USD in 2017. His salary details will be available soon.
Career & Education – Company, University, & College
Before founding Pinterest in 2009, Silbermann tinkered with several ideas from January 2007 to December 2008; one of them included trivia game site MightyQuiz that is used by online communities like ArtistDirect and CyWorld. That project was funded by Y-Combinator. Prior to that, he was at Google working as Product specialist from December 2006 to November 2008. His first job was at an insights and technology company Corporate Executive Board (now Gartner), where he joined as Consultant in December 2003 and continued working till December 2006.
Pinterest Cofounder and CEO, Ben has done his studies from Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, Iowa and Yale University.
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Contact Ben Silbermann – Email Address | Twitter | LinkedIn
Ben Silbermann’s Twitter handle is @8en and his LinkedIn page is https://www.linkedin.com/in/silbermann . His other contact details will be shared soon.
Wiki Trivia on Ben Silbermann – Age, Wife, Family, & More
Pinterest CEO Silbermann’s wife Divya Bhaskaran is the Founder and Leadership Coach at Brave Coaching. They live in San Francisco, California with their two children. Silbermann (age 36) was born in 1982 and he grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. His mother Jane Wang and father Neil Silbermann are ophthalmologists. As a kid, Ben would gather dried insects and pin them on cardboard.
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