About Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom co‑founded Instagram, the world's largest photo sharing website, along with Mike Krieger. Systrom was included on the list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016.
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- Are there any particular books that you would suggest others to read?
- What books did you find helpful in your early days as an entrepreneur?
- How do you think simplicity has been important in the early days of your startup?
- How did Instagram came into existence?
- What was your experience at Mayfield Fellows Program?
- Why do you think taking a personality test was helpful for you?
- What kind of technique do you employ for reading a book?
- Can you tell us a little bit about the company OTO and your experience working there?
- How can an entrepreneur know that their project is a dead end and they needs to move on with something new?
- Why is it important to learn from failures?
- What is the importance of feedback?
- Tell us about some of the tough days of your early days of your career?
- What kind of motivation do you give yourself in difficult situations?
- How did you learn to manage people in the company?
- How do you go about your decision making when your organization grows in size?
- How do you select the books you are going to read?
- How do you think reading biographies are important?
- Are there any advice that you give to entrepreneurs that are not properly followed?
- What is the biggest mistake that entrepreneurs and creators commit in their early stages?
- What message would you put out for the world at large?
- At what point did you realize that you wanted to go for a startup?
- What was the first startup that you started in Standford?
- Tell us a bit about your mindset at the time when you were in college or graduating college.
- How did you prepare yourself for the challenge of a startup so early?
- How did you come up with the main theme of Instagram which was very new at the time?
- How were you able to have such a good launch for your application?
- How did you deal with your nerves before the launch of your application?
- What are the values that has built over the years as Instagram grew from an application to a community?
- When did you develop interest in the world of technology?
- How did your love for photography was reflected in Instagram?
- Why didn’t you take the job in Facebook that was on offer when you were studying at Standford?
- What was it like interning at ODO, the company which later became Twitter?
- When did you know Instagram has the potential to become something really great?
- Can you tell us about the moment when you first thought of selling Instagram?
- When Citigroup valued Instagram at 35 billion dollars a year later you sold it for a billion dollars, what did you feel?
- Do you think Mark Zuckerberg allowed you to continue operations independently in Instagram when he bought it from you?
- How do you see Instagram taking advantage of futuristic things like Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence?
- Do you think Instagram is scared on Snapchat?
- How did Instagram came into existence?
- Why is it important to learn from failures?
- Tell us about some of the tough days of your early days of your career?
- What kind of motivation do you give yourself in difficult situations?
- At what point did you realize that you wanted to go for a startup?
- What was the first startup that you started in Standford?
- Tell us a bit about your mindset at the time when you were in college or graduating college.
- How were you able to have such a good launch for your application?
- How did you deal with your nerves before the launch of your application?
- What was your experience at Mayfield Fellows Program?
- Why do you think taking a personality test was helpful for you?
- Can you tell us a little bit about the company OTO and your experience working there?
- How can an entrepreneur know that their project is a dead end and they needs to move on with something new?
- What is the importance of feedback?
- How did you learn to manage people in the company?
- How do you go about your decision making when your organization grows in size?
- What is the biggest mistake that entrepreneurs and creators commit in their early stages?
- What message would you put out for the world at large?
- How did you prepare yourself for the challenge of a startup so early?
- How did you come up with the main theme of Instagram which was very new at the time?
- What are the values that has built over the years as Instagram grew from an application to a community?
- Are there any particular books that you would suggest others to read?
- What books did you find helpful in your early days as an entrepreneur?
- How do you think simplicity has been important in the early days of your startup?
- What kind of technique do you employ for reading a book?
- How do you select the books you are going to read?
- When did you develop interest in the world of technology?
