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“I think Instagram at its best is where you feel like you're getting the most authentic version of the person on the other side of the camera.”

Quote by Kevin Systrom

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Kevin Systrom is an entrepreneur known for his contributions to the field of social media. Born on December 30, 1983, he is best recognized as the co-founder of Instagram, an application that has become one of the most popular photo-sharing platforms globally. more

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“I was never as focused in math, science, computer science, etcetera, as the people who were best at it. I wanted to create amazing screensavers that did beautiful visualizations of music. It's like, "Oh, I have to learn computer science to do that."”

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“I really love connecting people, creating communities. As a kid, creation was something that I always loved.”

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“In my fourth grade classroom, I even instituted a government structure, because I was really interested in people having positions and there being law.”

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