People are hungry for what's happening right now in the world. Kevin Systrom happenhungrypeople Change image and share on social
There are a lot of apps that are fun to use - they're utility apps; they're fine. But there are a fraction of apps that are in the cream of the crop. You just need to be in the cream of the crop to get noticed. Kevin Systrom appcreamcrop share on social
When people say that college isn't worthwhile and paying all this money isn't worthwhile, I really disagree. I think those experiences and those classes that may not necessarily seem applicable in the moment end up coming back to you time and time again. Kevin Systrom applicablebackclass share on social
Mike Krieger and I started talking, and he decided he liked the idea of helping start the company. Once he joined, we took a step back and looked at the product as it stood. Kevin Systrom backcompanydecide Change image and share on social
I think Instagram at its best is where you feel like you're getting the most authentic version of the person on the other side of the camera. Someone who does this wonderfully well is Lena Dunham. Kevin Systrom authenticcameradunham Change image and share on social
Instagram was created because there was no single place dedicated to giving your mobile photos a place to live and to be seen. Kevin Systrom creatededicategive Change image and share on social
The printing press did something really big for the world when everyone could get books in their hands and read. Kevin Systrom bigbookhand Change image and share on social
'Instagram' is great if you want to share photos, but you're not that technical. Or, if you're not interested in sharing publicly, 'Instagram' becomes a place where you can not only consume photos and videos from musicians, or whoever, but send them directly to your friends. Kevin Systrom consumedirectlyfriend share on social
'Instagram' can engage generations of people that may not be on Facebook yet. I think that's true with 'WhatsApp,' and I think that will be true with things like Oculus. Kevin Systrom engagefacebookgeneration Change image and share on social
A platform is the base from which something big happens. In our case, we're an entertainment platform in the sense that there are people signing up like MTV, Burberry, folks like Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. And why? Because it's their channel to control their entertainment to their fans. Kevin Systrom basebieberbig share on social