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
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.
With Instagram, the focus is on the present tense.
I really love connecting people, creating communities. As a kid, creation was something that I always loved.
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.
Instagram is a media company. I think we're about visual media.
Instagram was created because there was no single place dedicated to giving your mobile photos a place to live and to be seen.
Teens just understand the world in ways I don't think any of us adults do.
We just want to build a company that focuses on the love of Instagram.
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.