Do what you love, and do it well - that's much more meaningful than any metric. Kevin Systrom lovemeaningfulmetric Change image and share on social
'Instagram' reached 13 million users in just 13 months. Kevin Systrom instagrammillionmonth Change image and 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
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
When you're introducing a mobile app, you look around and say, 'We could be doing 15 different things, but how do we communicate to someone why they would want to download and even sign up for this thing?' Kevin Systrom appcommunicatedownload share on social
Good companies are always fundraising. Whether you're meeting people or considering firms, you're always fundraising. Kevin Systrom companyfirmfundraise Change image and share on social
Calling 'Instagram' a photo-sharing app is like calling a newspaper a letter-sharing book, or a Mozart grand era symphony a series of notes. 'Instagram' is less about the medium and more about the network. Kevin Systrom appbookcall share on social
I'm always in awe of people who are artists in their fields - people who understand that simply by taking ideas and translating them into reality, they've created value in the world. Kevin Systrom artistawecreate Change image and 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