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Pinterest. Cheng Chen. Virtual Pin-board. Financials. Funding: $ 37.5M Skimlinks Affiliate links 12 million unique monthly U.S. visitors. History. 2008, founded by Evan Sharp, Ben Silbermann , Paul Sciarra Investment Angel, 1/10 $500k Series A, 5/11 $10M Series B, 10/11 $27M
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Pinterest Cheng Chen
Financials • Funding: $37.5M • Skimlinks • Affiliate links • 12 million unique monthly U.S. visitors
History • 2008, founded by Evan Sharp, Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra • Investment • Angel, 1/10 $500k • Series A, 5/11 $10M • Series B, 10/11 $27M CEO Ben Silbermannat SXSW
Secret Sauce • Simplicity and well designed UI • Image is inituitive • Business model