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Kevin Systrom

American Businessman

Born: Sep 21, 1984

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Imagine the power of surfacing what's happening in the world through images, and potentially other types of media in the future, to each and every person who holds a mobile phone. Kevin Systrom

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You can build a filter app get people really excited, but the way to keep them is to provide long-term value. Long-term value is, in fact, being its own network. Kevin Systrom

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It turns out that no undergrad class prepares you to start a startup - you learn most of it as you do it. Kevin Systrom

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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

You World Feeling Everyone See Give Through Instagram Around Discovering Same Different Wanted Lens Helps

'Instagram' is a media company. I think we're about visual media. I explain ourselves as a disruptive entertainment platform that enables communication through visual media. I don't think it's just photos. Kevin Systrom

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It's funny: I was a photographer before I was a programmer. Kevin Systrom

Funny Before Photographer Programmer

I don't foresee a future where people don't have some sort of phone that's like a computer. I don't foresee a future where those phones don't have cameras in them. That spells a future where smartphones are the status quo. You have to ask yourself how you allow people to communicate what's in their lives. Kevin Systrom

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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

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Our goal is really to make sure that 'Instagram', whether you're a celebrity or not, is a safe place and that the content that gets posted is something that's appropriate for teens and also for adults. Kevin Systrom

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

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

You Apps Some Totally Taking Pictures Discovering Mobile Friend Sitting Different Dynamic Bar Ask Then Created Your App Using

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

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Someone once described entrepreneurship to me as a series of happy accidents. Kevin Systrom

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'Instagram' reached 13 million users in just 13 months. Kevin Systrom

Months Instagram Reached Just Users Million

Facebook's campus has a lot of creative spaces: an analogue print shop, a candy store. It's a dynamic place and one of the best environments I've been in, period. Kevin Systrom

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Good companies are always fundraising. Whether you're meeting people or considering firms, you're always fundraising. Kevin Systrom

Good You People Meeting Considering Always Whether Companies Fundraising

Most photo apps before asked something of the users. They said, 'You produce, act, and perform.' 'Instagram' said, 'Let us take care of the secret sauce.' Kevin Systrom

If you've got an idea, start today. There's no better time than now to get going. That doesn't mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100% from day one, but there's always small progress that can be made to start the movement. Kevin Systrom

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'Instagram' doesn't exist in a vacuum. We're not a bunch of siloed individuals. It's a bunch of people coming together on topics, fashion, you know, youthful teens, creatives, photographers, foodies, everyone coming together and building a community around the things they love, communicating visually. Kevin Systrom

I like to compare 'Instagram' to the Library of Congress. Kevin Systrom

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Whether it's an ad or organic content, video provides a new creative dimension for storytelling on 'Instagram'. Video lets people convey the power and beauty in a moment through sight, sound, and motion. Kevin Systrom

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