How I Made It: Kevin Systrom of Instagram So how did Kevin Systrom take Instagram from just another photo-sharing app to a $1-billion payday? Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom has Holliston roots Kevin Systrom, one of the co-founders of Instagram, the mobile photo sharing service that was bought by Facebook Inc. for $1 billion in a deal revealed on Monday, is from Holliston, a suburban town of 13,000 about 20 miles west of Boston. Why Instagram's Kevin Systrom Couldn't Refuse Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Twice Back in 2004, Zuck and then Facebook CTO Adam D'Angelo invited Kevin Systrom to talk opportunities with Facebook. "It was certainly the harbinger for what was to come in my future," Systrom said. The world's largest social network may have just announced that it's acquiring the world's fast-growing social network--in a deal reportedly worth $1 billion --but the flirtation between Facebook's Mark ... Inspiring Insights by Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom, The Man Who Built A $1 Billion Startup Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom is undoubtedly one of the most active startup CEOs on Quora. Over the past two years, Quora users have read the many stories behind the creation of Instagram, one of the hottest startups in San Francisco. The stories are pretty much inside scoops, directly from the CEO and product creator. Today, ... Kevin Systrom First Turned Down Facebook — Now Mark Zuckerberg Bought Him For $1 Billion When Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom was at Stanford, he was approached by Mark Zuckerberg to join Facebook. That was back in 2004, when the company was just getting off the ground. Will Post-Facebook Instagram Deliver On Its Founder's Dream? Pondering Kevin Systrom's idea of Instagram as a way of "tuning into any place on Earth." A photo of a woman I took at Monticello in Virginia and posted to Instagram.What is Instagram, actually? ... WATCH: Kevin Systrom Outlines The Similarities Between Facebook And Instagram Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom spoke at our West Coast Ignition conference just over two weeks ago. These Filthy-Rich Lovers Are Tech's Newest Young Power Couple, Thanks to Facebook's Instagram Deal [Instagram] # instagram Kevin Systrom, 28, made off quite well when he sold his company Instagram to Facebook, personally clearing a reported $400 million, or $725,000 per day of work. But Systrom, described by one associate as an "ultra nerd," didn't get there on his own. Longtime girlfriend Nicole Schuetz has been with him the whole way. More » How do Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger compare to the 'Facebook Mafia'? Kevin Systrom, pictured, is set to join the 'Facebook Mafia' - a network of super-rich current and former employees who are lining up the next generation of blockbuster start-ups. Instagram Co-Founder Kevin Systrom Earned $400 Million Today Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom owned 40 percent of the company when Facebook purchased it for $1 billion today. Co-founder Mike Krieger owns 10 percent of the company and will get around $100 million.
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