Pinterest Reinvents Itself to Prove It’s Really Worth Billions
&quot;Silbermann helmed the process, bringing his kids by the office on the weekends while he checked in on the team as they raced to transform Pinterest into a sleeker, faster service. He passed up the McDonald’s hash browns that the engineers ordered&quot;<p>&quot;Which is why Silbermann has been coming in on the weekend. The changes the company is about to unleash will determine whether Pinterest can earn its deca-corn valuation&quot;<p>&quot;And in one central location, a product manager named Adam Barton, who had been tasked with running the code and design overhaul, roped off a line of desks.&quot;<p>&quot; “I worked for 42 days straight,” says Barton, whose early experience as a contract negotiator for Google had given him the skills to keep everyone on task. One of his most important jobs: He was the guy who went to McDonald’s every Saturday to pick up the hash browns.&quot;<p>&quot;Goodson was excited about a team trip to Vegas to see Calvin Harris. There was also talk of a camping trip, but someone still had to plan it. Silbermann was already looking beyond; the team will take on the Android platform next.&quot;<p>How do most people view these parts of the article?