<story><title>Pinterest Raises $367M at $11B valuation</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/16/pinterest-raises-367-million-pushing-it-past-1-billion-raised-in-all/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sharkweek</author><text>You know when you hear about a lot of insane valuations and your jaw sort of drops in disbelief?&lt;p&gt;I feel the opposite when I think about Pinterest. My immediate reaction here is &amp;quot;yeah, makes sense.&amp;quot; I guess it must stem from my marketing agency days. I had SO MANY clients begging me to get them into Pinterest ads when they released. I also sit at home and see how much time my wife spends on the site and how dedicated she is to discovery through the app, especially as she makes many purchasing decisions after seeing things she likes pinned, from food to furniture.&lt;p&gt;Seems like a no-brainer that this one is going to end up crossing the IPO finish line at some point, and I would imagine they have bigger and better plans moving forward. I barely think they&amp;#x27;ve scratched the surface of profitability.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>callmeed</author><text>Agreed 100%. There&amp;#x27;s so much purchasing intent on Pinterest. I think it could be a stronger platform than Facebook for advertising non-digital goods.&lt;p&gt;Every bride uses Pinterest (and now most wedding vendors and bloggers).&lt;p&gt;My mother-in-law uses it every day to plan all her home remodeling projects and she&amp;#x27;s 60-something.</text></comment>
<story><title>Pinterest Raises $367M at $11B valuation</title><url>http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/16/pinterest-raises-367-million-pushing-it-past-1-billion-raised-in-all/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sharkweek</author><text>You know when you hear about a lot of insane valuations and your jaw sort of drops in disbelief?&lt;p&gt;I feel the opposite when I think about Pinterest. My immediate reaction here is &amp;quot;yeah, makes sense.&amp;quot; I guess it must stem from my marketing agency days. I had SO MANY clients begging me to get them into Pinterest ads when they released. I also sit at home and see how much time my wife spends on the site and how dedicated she is to discovery through the app, especially as she makes many purchasing decisions after seeing things she likes pinned, from food to furniture.&lt;p&gt;Seems like a no-brainer that this one is going to end up crossing the IPO finish line at some point, and I would imagine they have bigger and better plans moving forward. I barely think they&amp;#x27;ve scratched the surface of profitability.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>madeofpalk</author><text>Big TV show in Australia is The Block - a home renovation competition reality show. Each week starts with them looking at Pinterest for &amp;#x27;inspiration&amp;#x27; for each new room or theme they&amp;#x27;re trying for - it&amp;#x27;s basically The Pinterest Show, weekly at 8:30pm on Channel Nine.</text></comment>