![]() The photo on pinterest clearly did not originate on pinterest, it's taken from elsewhere on the internet (probably violating the copyright holder's rights in the process) and doesn't link back to the source in any way. For example I was looking for images of camper van builds - if I saw a particular photo of a camper van interior, I want to know more information about something I see in it or possibly more photos from the same build. I am frustrated by pinterest because I often use google image search to not only find an image, but to find information behind it. ![]() It could have been so much more than a cash grab and yet I don’t feel like it ever was or ever will be. I also think Ben and Evan were heavily influenced by their board (Ron Conway, et all) who saw a billion dollar company and wanted to not rock the boat until exit. The lizard people only cared about self preservation and promotion. Sound technical ideas were difficult to argue for because shady employees would lie and manipulate the lizard people. Decisions were almost exclusively top down. The company constantly suffered from lack of quality technical leadership and as a result the lizard people were in control and the politics were of a company 10x at all times. ![]() Was it a good company to work for as an engineer? I would say no. Was management and leadership all hyper corporate lizard people? Yes, absolutely. Most employees were kind and genuine and trying to do the right thing. I saw hyper growth from a 250 employee company to 3,000. I lead a team and was enamored with the product. I was at Pinterest from 2014 to 2020, so a total of 6 years.
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