How did the idea of Instagram start?

Instagram began development in San Francisco as Burbn, a mobile check-in app created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Realizing that Burbn was too similar to Foursquare, Systrom and Krieger refocused their app on photo-sharing, which had become a popular feature among Burbn users.

Who programmed Instagram?

Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom (born December 30, 1983) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. He co‑founded Instagram, the world’s largest photo sharing website, along with Mike Krieger. Systrom was included on the list of America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 2016.

What did the founders intend Instagram to do for people or society?

“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,” Systrom says. The duo, along with a customer service expert and another programmer—all four flannel-wearing 20-somethings—run a lean operation out of Twitter’s old office in San Francisco.

How did Kevin Systrom learn to code?

Systrom explains: “While I was [at Nextstop] working in marketing, I started doing more and more engineering at night on simple ideas that helped me learn how to program (I don’t have any formal CS degree or training).

When was Instagram founded?

October 6, 2010
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When was Instagram created?

Was Kevin systrom self-taught?

Self-taught programmer Kevin Systrom founded Instagram with Mike Krieger in 2010. While working a job as a marketer, Systrom taught himself to program and built the first prototype himself. Just two years after its launch, they sold Instagram to Facebook for one billion dollars.

Who is the founder of Instagram?

Instagram was developed in the US by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger. Systrom was a marketing guy, who at nights learned how to code. He soon came up with his own app called Burbn.

How long did it take to build Instagram (and why)?

According to Kevin Systrom, the app itself took only eight weeks to build but was a result of over a year of work behind it. It went on to be bought by Facebook for $1 billion in 2012. It now has over 600 million active users and is still increasing quickly.

What was the first day of Instagram?

Mirroring Twitter, they made Instagram public by default. After months of testing, Instagram launched on Oct. 06, 2010. Systrom and Krieger didn’t know exactly what to expect, but 25,000 users showed up on the first day. For late 2010 when there were fewer iPhones on the market, that was a big number.

When did Instagram become so popular?

Instagram was launched on Oct. 6, 2010, and on that day, it became the top free photo-sharing app, racking up 25,000 users. In a post on Quora Systrom described the remarkable speed with which the app became popular;