Ben Silbermann

From the outside, there's a perception Silicon Valley is full of really young, geeky guys. The reality is there are lots of different types of people there. Ben Silbermann

People Perception Reality

At a small company, so much of the trick is focus. Not only can you only do a finite number of things, but you have to do them in the right order. Ben Silbermann

Company Focus Much

Don't take too much advice. Ben Silbermann

Advice Much Take

My parents are doctors, both my sisters are doctors, so I figured I'd just be a doctor too. Sometime in my junior year, I had this sudden realization that maybe that wasn't for me. I was sort of lost at sea. Ben Silbermann

Doctor Lost Parents

There are a lot of really valuable services that are always pushing you to communicate with other people. But there are relatively few services that are about helping you be the person you want to be and fulfilling your ambitions. Ben Silbermann

Always Ambition People

A lot of the future of search is going to be about pictures instead of keywords. Computer vision technology is going to be a big deal. Ben Silbermann

Future Search Technology

The companies that I really admire the most are the ones that have a deep visceral understanding of why people use their service, and they figure out ways of making money that are completely consistent with how people are feeling and what they are doing at the time. Ben Silbermann

Money Service Time