Sarah Tavel was the first investor, and then first product manager at Pinterest, an app used by 250M monthly active users (81% female). She is now an investor at Greylock.

Engagement, Retention, & Self-perpetuating loops

A The Hierarchy of Engagement, expanded - Sarah Tavel - Medium

How to grow a product team & userbase

5 Lessons from scaling a product team & userbase

There are 2 types of employees: job-workers & entrepreneurial employees

• The role of the founder is to identify, promote, and recruit more of the entrepreneurial employees

The Mitochondria in Startups - Sarah Tavel - Medium

How to build a $1B company

• Create a 10x better product, AND
• Be cheaper than incumbents (e.g. design/engineer a leaner cost structure),
  • Such as Uber with 1099 drivers, or
  • AirBnB space owners needing a lower profit incentive than hotels

How to build an enduring, multi-billion dollar business