Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom is an American entrepreneur and programmer, best known as the co‑founder and CEO of Instagram, an online mobile photo, video sharing application. This social networking service for iPhone, Android and Windows Phone that allow users to apply a filter to a photo and share it on the service or on other social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr. In 2013, Systrom was listed in the Forbes 30 under 30 list under the Social/Mobile category. Together with Mike...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 December 1983
CityHolliston, NY
CountryUnited States of America
People interact with their phones very differently than they do with their PCs, and I think that when you design from the ground up with mobile in mind, you create a very different product than going the other way.
I've always been into taking my photos, cropping them square, putting them through a filter in Photoshop.
Everyone gets lucky for some amount in their life. And the question is, are you alert enough to know you're being lucky or you're becoming lucky?
I don't think you should ever start a business and move in a direction where you can't see it becoming a business.
What people tell you and how they act is very, very different sometimes.
I believe photos is one of the underlying things in every social network that becomes successful.
The number of people who have either gotten married or had kids or started dating or just made great friends over Instagram is countless. I think we're the only platform that continues to be successful in bringing people together in real life for these real relationships.
The best feature is less features.
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.
You need to fail in order to find the right solution.
I think not focusing on money makes you sane, because in the long run it can probably drive you crazy.
I grew up as a photo nut. Every Christmas I would get a new camera. It's a huge part of my life.
Our goal is to not just be a photo-sharing app, but to be the way you share your life when you're on the go.
The major reason why Instagram works is that you can follow anyone out there and start following their photos immediately.