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Evan Sharp

Co-Founder, Advisor & Director, Pinterest

Search every verified Evan Sharp interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Evan Sharp, co-founder of Pinterest and now founder of West Co., has spoken publicly about his evolving views on technology, spirituality, and purpose. In a series of 2025 appearances, Sharp described undergoing a "spiritual awakening" over the past five to six years, which he characterized as "a second adolescence" and "a coming online of a different, richer set of ways of knowing." He has argued that the word "technology" functions as a "spell" that people cast on new inventions, and that older inventions like books are also technology. Sharp stated that he is "interested in not playing that trick anymore." He and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone delivered the annual Rewley Lecture at Oxford in February 2025 on the topic "Reconnecting with the Sacred in a Technology-Driven World," where Sharp said the "most valuable thing we have is our lifetime" and that honoring that gift means living "a little bit more on purpose." Sharp has also discussed changes he has made at his new company, including shifting from quarterly planning to seasonal planning and incorporating practices such as lighting a candle and reading a founding-team covenant every two weeks. He described these as efforts to "invite into the workplace ancient and sacred traditions." Reflecting on his time at Pinterest, Sharp said the company's mission of "inspiration" helped it "grow up into its role in society." He has also spoken about the importance of purpose, stating that "a purpose also tells you who you're not for, which is equally as important."

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