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Kevin Systrom

Entrepreneur

Born 1983

Biography

Kevin Systrom, born on December 30, 1983, is an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding Instagram. Systrom, along with Mike Krieger, launched the photo-sharing app in October 2010. The platform quickly gained popularity, reaching one million users within two months. In 2012, Facebook acquired Instagram for approximately $1 billion in cash and stock. Before Instagram, Systrom worked at Google, where he played a key role in the development of Gmail and Google Reader. He graduated from Stanford University in 2006 with a degree in management science and engineering. In 2014, Systrom was listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. He stepped down from Instagram in September 2018 to explore new projects.

About

Born December 30, 1983

Birthplace Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

Nationality American

Education Bachelor of Science in Management Science and Engineering

School Stanford University

Popular Quotes

"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"

Innovation Entrepreneurship Business strategy Problem solving

"You need to fail in order to find the right solution"

Motivation Self-improvement Success Resilience

"Focusing on one thing and doing it really, really well can get you very far"

Success Achievement Focus Productivity

"If you've got an idea, start today. There's no better time than now to get going"

Motivation Inspiration Self-improvement Productivity

"You make your own luck by working really hard and trying lots and lots of things"

Motivation Self-improvement Success Perseverance

"In the past, people have looked at photos as a record of memory. The focus has been on the past tense. With Instagram, the focus is on the present tense"

Memory Digital age Photography Social media

"What people tell you and how they act is very, very different sometime"

Relationships Perception Authenticity Communication

"The best products in the world have a point of view. The worst products have none"

Creativity Perspective Innovation Vision

"The best feature is less features"

Creativity Innovation Focus Simplicity

"Above all else, products spread when they're useful and they're usable"

Innovation Product development Customer satisfaction User experience

"Great products sell themselves"

Innovation Entrepreneurship Marketing Branding

"Entrepreneurs want to take credit for each and every little decision and say it made complete sense at the time. I promise you, a lot of it is luck. But you make your own luck by working hard and trying lots and lots of things"

Success Mindset Innovation Hard work