Having a scriptable infrastructure requires upfront work but can pay huge dividends in bringing new engineers onto your infra team, as well as helping in disaster-recovery scenarios. Mike Krieger bringdisasterdividend Change image and share on social
Hearing 'no' a lot of times usually tells you either you're crazy or you're on the right track, and you don't know which one it is until you finally launch. Mike Krieger crazyfinallyhear Change image and share on social
Doing the simple thing first doesn't mean your solution will work forever. Mike Krieger foreversimplesolution Change image and share on social
You can't start a product simply by building it. You have to know why you're building it, and you might go down the wrong rabbit hole, waste time, and confuse things. Spending long afternoons with a sketchbook or talking through your ideas with other people can save a year in software development later on. Mike Krieger afternoonbuildconfuse share on social
I remember, when I was in college, an anonymous donor gave Stanford students a year of 'Yahoo Music Engine'. Mike Krieger anonymouscollegedonor Change image and share on social
The biggest problem is startups in search of a problem. Chase what you're passionate about; you'll probably already have knowledge in the space. Mike Krieger bigchaseknowledge Change image and share on social
Every year, thousands of startups are founded - not only in technology, but increasingly also in health care, education, and energy. Mike Krieger careeducationenergy Change image and share on social
It took less time to build 'Instagram' than it did for me to get my work visa. The app was an instant hit, and Facebook agreed to acquire the startup for about $1 billion in April 2012. Mike Krieger acquireagreeapp Change image and share on social
When I was a student and rushing to finish a project, my gut instinct was usually to keep adding all kinds of features. It's a way of papering over the fact that you haven't quite nailed your concept yet. Mike Krieger addconceptfact share on social
Who I love reading is Jordan Mechner, who wrote 'Prince of Persia.' He put all his journals while he was writing 'Prince of Persia' online. Mike Krieger jordanjournallove Change image and share on social