Get Started

Photo of kevin systrom

Kevin Systrom Quotes

Biography: Kevin Systrom is known for co-founding Instagram, the popular photo-sh... more Biography: Kevin Systrom is known for co-founding Instagram, the popular photo-sharing social media platform. He launched Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. Systrom, a Stanford University graduate, previously worked at Google. Under his leadership, Instagram grew rapidly, being acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $1 billion. less

"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"

Tags: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business strategy, Problem solving, Product development

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

Tags: Motivation, Self-improvement, Success, Resilience, Perseverance

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

Tags: Success, Achievement, Focus, Productivity, Dedication

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

Tags: Motivation, Inspiration, Self-improvement, Productivity, Entrepreneurship

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

Tags: Motivation, Self-improvement, Success, Perseverance, Determination

"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"

Tags: Memory, Digital age, Photography, Social media, Modern technology

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

Tags: Relationships, Perception, Authenticity, Communication, Psychology

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

Tags: Creativity, Perspective, Innovation, Vision, Excellence

"The best feature is less features"

Tags: Creativity, Innovation, Focus, Simplicity, Efficiency

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

Tags: Innovation, Product development, Customer satisfaction, User experience, Product design

"Great products sell themselves"

Tags: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Branding, Sales

"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"

Tags: Success, Mindset, Innovation, Hard work, Persistence