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
People don't work in a dotcom because they have to. There are many professions that don't require that sort of time. But people sign up because they want to make world-changing differences, to build something that affects millions of people. Kevin Systrom affectbuildchange 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
'Instagram' Direct is a really interesting feature because it's grown significantly since we launched it. People continue to use it to communicate more privately. Kevin Systrom communicatecontinuedirect Change image and share on social
On average, people miss about 70 percent of the posts in their 'Instagram' feed. What this is about is making sure that the 30 percent you see is the best 30 percent possible. Kevin Systrom averagefeedinstagram Change image and share on social
'Instagram' is definitely becoming a new entertainment source for people day after day. Kevin Systrom dayentertainmentinstagram Change image and share on social
It helps to see the world through a different lens, and that's what we wanted to do with Instagram. We wanted to give everyone the same feeling of discovering the world around you through a different lens. Kevin Systrom discoverfeltgive share on social
I run a business and go all over the world doing things for that business, things that are fairly orthogonal. But my job is to run my company, not to be the best Instagrammer. I'll let other people be awesome at it. Kevin Systrom awesomebusinesscompany share on social
