'Instagram' is an app that only took 8 weeks to build and ship but was a product of over a year of work. Kevin Systrom appbuildinstagram Change image and share on social
I believe photos is one of the underlying things in every social network that becomes successful. Kevin Systrom networkphotosocial Change image and share on social
One of the earliest requested features was to do premium filters where a brand could sponsor a filter. It's just not in our wheelhouse. It doesn't feel 'Instagram'-my in the way that the high-quality brand ads do. Kevin Systrom brandearlyfeature share on social
If you focus on producing a great experience for anyone, that's how you get big. Kevin Systrom bigexperiencefocus 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
All of us in social media and regular media, we're all competing for the same thing, which is this gap between something happening in the world and you knowing about it. Kevin Systrom competegaphappen Change image and share on social
Traditional businesses can say, 'We're going to sell widgets to people, and it will make X amount of profit.' But new business models are hard. Kevin Systrom amountbusinesshard Change image and share on social
If it's one thing we do really well as a company, it's that we take big change slowly and deliberately and bring the community along with us. Kevin Systrom bigbringchange Change image and 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
Really, we're just taking people and shifting them from taking photos anyway to taking them on 'Instagram'. Kevin Systrom instagrampeoplephoto Change image and share on social
