As a child, Sharp spent a lot of time tinkering with his father's Macintosh and taught himself how to code.

[10] Sharp met Ben Silbermann in New York through a mutual acquaintance in 2009, and they immediately formed a connection over their shared passion for the internet.

[11][12] Together with third cofounder Paul Sciarra, the three built the very first version of Pinterest from a small apartment in New York City on West 103rd Street.

The first desktop version of Pinterest was launched in March 2010[15] from a makeshift office — a two-bedroom apartment in the heart of Palo Alto[15] that they shared with another start-up.

Interviewed by Wired Magazine, Ive said[20] about Sharp: “He understands that complex problems can be simplified and often resolved visually.