The nicest company in Silicon Valley: How Pinterest's friendly culture has slowed decisions and hurt growth

The nicest company in Silicon Valley: How Pinterest's friendly culture has slowed decisions and hurt growth

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/10/pinterest-overly-nice-culture-has-hurt-growth-ex-employees-say.html

In late 2017, Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann sent a companywide email urging his employees to make decisions more quickly.

People who received the message had a different takeaway: Employees were being too nice.

The nicest company in Silicon Valley: How Pinterest's friendly culture has slowed decisions and hurt growth

Apr 10, 2019, 4:18pm UTC
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/10/pinterest-overly-nice-culture-has-hurt-growth-ex-employees-say.html > In late 2017, Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann sent a companywide email urging his employees to make decisions more quickly. > People who received the message had a different takeaway: Employees were being too nice.