I do believe that Instagram has put a stake in the ground and we’re growing more quickly than anyone. Is there something in there we could do to make it a multi-billion dollar business? I think we can figure out something along the way. Kevin Systrom Read Quote
It turns out that no undergrad class prepares you to start a startup – you learn most of it as you do it. Kevin Systrom Read Quote
A photo app is a utility. It’s like comparing ‘Twitter’ to Microsoft Word. If you want to be an author, you’re not always going to constrain yourself to 140 characters. Kevin Systrom Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I like to say that the one thing that all people who succeed in changing the world have in common is that they at least tried. Kevin Systrom Read Quote
There are a lot of apps that are fun to use – they’re utility apps; they’re fine. But there are a fraction of apps that are in the cream of the crop. You just need to be in the cream of the crop to get noticed. Kevin Systrom Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
