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You need to find people that are drawn to the idea that you build, and they end up taking it and making it even better.
Kevin Systrom
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Kevin Systrom
Age: 40
Born: 1983
Born: December 30
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I don't think you should ever start a business and move in a direction where you can't see it becoming a business.
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Working at a startup to make a lot of money was never a thing, and that's why I decided to just finish up school. That was way more important for me.
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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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