Mobile has created a totally different dynamic for discovering apps. You're sitting in a bar, and your friend is taking some pictures, and then you ask what app they're using. Kevin Systrom appbarcreate 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
I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I'll be lucky if I hit all three, but it's amazing what that does to keep you on track. Kevin Systrom amazedayhit 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
It's wonderful when you pair entrepreneurs together because they can share experiences and in some ways push each other to build better products going forward. Kevin Systrom buildentrepreneurexperience Change image and share on social
It turns out that no undergrad class prepares you to start a startup - you learn most of it as you do it. Kevin Systrom classlearnprepare Change image and share on social
Videos are a very difficult medium to be good at and also a difficult medium to consume quickly. Kevin Systrom consumedifficultgood 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
Every photo you take communicates something about a moment in time - a brief slice of time of where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing. Kevin Systrom communicatemomentphoto Change image and share on social
Back in the day, I actually studied photography in Florence for a few months, and my photography teacher took away my digital camera and said, 'No, use this - it's analog and it's square.' It was a Holga camera, a very cheap $3 or $4 plastic camera. And that's what inspired 'Instagram'. Kevin Systrom analogbackcamera share on social