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Assertion Supported
Andreessen: Ben Silbermann said 'Lean Startup' methodology would have killed Pinterest
“Pinterest is like a great, in fact, Ben Subberman is actually on the record as saying, had I read the Lean Startup book, I never would have done Pinterest, because it took us four years to figure it, If we had, if he had known about the Lean Startup thing, he …”
Marc Andreessen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 41:58 a16z Podcast | What Makes the Valley Work
Assertion Contradicted
Jordan: Most American women have downloaded the Pinterest mobile app
“Most women in America have downloaded the Pinterest app.”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:49 a16z Podcast | The Basics of Growth 2 -- Engagement & Retention
Assertion Partly supported
Jeff Jordan: Pinterest spent two to three years finding product-market fit
“The first Ben Silverman at Pinterest, nothing happened there for two, three years. Nothing. He was just, he just kept working for product market fit, you know, with his dozens of users and then a hundred users or whatever.”
Jeff Jordan Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 16:13 a16z Podcast | Getting Network Effects
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