Snapchat and Pinterest are huge. Now they need sales help.

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Temporary chat provider Snapchat and image sharing network Pinterest have hit the big time. Now they need sales people to help them get to the next levels.

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Earlier this week, AllThingsD broke the news of two major fundings of a pair of hot startups: Scrapbooking service Pinterest and messaging service Snapchat.

Pinterest’s round of $225 million at a $3.8 billion valuation was confirmed by the company, while Snapchat declined to comment on one it is working on to raise several hundred million dollars at a $3.6 billion one.

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