Sunday, September 2, 2012

Kevin Systrom of Instagram

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If you are one of the millions of faithful users of the mobile photo sharing and editing network called Instagram, then here is an article you'll enjoy.  Forbes just published a piece about Kevin Systrom, the original founder of Instagram.  It gives a good discussion about his background, how he came to start Instagram, and who he encountered along the way.  Even though Instagram was sold to Facebook for $1 billion, Systrom will be staying on to run it.  It is still early days for Instagram, and they haven't even started trying to earn money with it, so we should see a lot of changes over time.  I think Instagram is so popular right now, it should be around for a while.  I don't use it myself, but one of my kids loves it.  When I upgrade to a smartphone I'll probably sign up for an account then.

here is the link to the article:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2012/08/01/instagrams-kevin-systrom-the-stanford-millionaire-machine-strikes-again/