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The Pinterest IPO

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In the second episode of our APLUSS(Z!) IPO saga, we dive into the history behind the planet’s largest non-social social network, Pinterest. From The Pirates of Silicon Valley to the bloggers of Salt Lake City, the creation story behind this “productivity tool for planning your dreams” is far from your typical unicorn journey. Once labelled as the “next Facebook” by investors and press, ten years later both Pinterest-the-product and Pinterest-the-company are in fact anything but. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing… tune in to find out!
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Ben and Divya watch 'Pirates of Silicon Valley' in DC, which dramatizes the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, inspiring them to move to Silicon Valley.