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
Above all else, products spread when they're useful and they're usable
I promise you, a lot of it is luck. But you make your own luck by working really hard and trying lots and lots of things.
Having a company that's successful is a wonderful platform to do new things. You don't have to raise money for it; you can take profits from the company and pump them into new business.
Every photo you take communicates something about a moment in time - a brief slice of time of where you were, who you were with, and what you were doing.
We just want to build a company that focuses on the love of Instagram.
The major reason why Instagram works is that you can follow anyone out there and start following their photos immediately.
I grew up as a photo nut. Every Christmas I would get a new camera. It's a huge part of my life.
With Instagram, the focus is on the present tense.
I actually think some of my best moments in life have been while I was with people from Instagram - whether it's super late nights getting a release out or being able to travel to places I'd never visited and meeting some of the most interesting people I've ever met.
I've always been into taking my photos, cropping them square, putting them through a filter in Photoshop.
The best feature is less features.
I always look toward teens on Instagram to really understand what's going on. For some reason, when you're a teen, you just understand the world better than anyone else.
On the intimate relationships, I'd say you can be someone who wouldn't normally get attention in traditional media and come onto Instagram and build this massive following.
Every startup should address a real and demonstrated need in the world - if you build a solution to a problem lots of people have, it's so easy to sell your product to the world.