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Our goal is to not just be a photo-sharing app, but to be the way you share your life when you're on the go.
Kevin Systrom
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Kevin Systrom
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 30
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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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I really value passion for the product above experience.
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Great products sell themselves.
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