#243 – Kevin Systrom: Instagram

About this episode

<p>Kevin Systrom is the co-founder and former CEO of Instagram. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Theragun</b>: <a href="https://therabody.com/lex">https://therabody.com/lex</a> to get 30 day trial<br /> &#8211; <b>NI</b>: <a href="https://www.ni.com/perspectives">https://www.ni.com/perspectives</a><br /> &#8211; <b>GiveWell</b>: <a href="https://www.givewell.org/">https://www.givewell.org/</a> and use code LEX to get donation matched up to $1k<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 25% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Fundrise</b>: <a href="https://fundrise.com/lex">https://fundrise.com/lex</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Kevin&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kevin/">https://www.instagram.com/kevin/</a><br /> Kevin&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kevin">https://twitter.com/kevin</a><br /> Kevin&#8217;s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsystrom">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinsystrom</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:26) &#8211; Origin of Instagram<br /> (50:33) &#8211; New social networks<br /> (1:09:38) &#8211; Selling Instagram to Facebook<br /> (1:32:40) &#8211; Features<br /> (1:36:47) &#8211; Facebook<br /> (2:13:28) &#8211; Whistleblower<br /> (2:24:47) &#8211; Machine learning<br /> (2:34:45) &#8211; Advice for startups<br /> (2:40:37) &#8211; Money<br /> (2:46:37) &#8211; Love<br /> (2:48:54) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>