336: Kevin Systrom | Life Lessons from an Instagram Founder Part Two
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
4.8 • 12.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2020
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Systrom (@kevin) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch part one here!
What We Discuss with Kevin Systrom:- How Kevin and Mike made decisions at Instagram to best avoid project-crippling bottlenecks.
- Why checking yourself is a good way to ensure that you are less likely to wreck yourself.
- The game-changing but simple purchase Kevin made when Instagram became a verifiable success.
- Has Instagram contributed to Kevin's own feelings of FOMO?
- The strategy Kevin employs for reading books with optimal efficiency.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the show, I'm Jordan Harbinger. |
| 0:06.3 | As always, I'm here with my producer, Jason DeFilippo. |
| 0:09.1 | On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the world's |
| 0:12.7 | most brilliant people and turn their wisdom into practical advice you can use to impact |
| 0:17.0 | your own life and those around you. |
| 0:19.4 | We want to help you see the matrix when it comes to how these amazing people think and |
| 0:22.5 | behave and help you become a better thinker. |
| 0:25.3 | If you're new to the show, we've got episodes with spies and CEOs, athletes and authors. |
| 0:29.9 | And performers as well as toolboxes for skills like negotiation, body language, persuasion |
| 0:34.9 | and more. |
| 0:35.9 | So if you're smart and you like to learn and improve, you'll be right at home here with |
| 0:39.5 | us. |
| 0:40.5 | Today, part two with Kevin Sister, founder of Instagram, will continue our conversation |
| 0:45.0 | from last time and share wisdom about how to hire the right people in your organization |
| 0:49.9 | or how to be the right hire for your organization. |
| 0:52.7 | We'll also delve into unique problem-solving strategies from the mind of a Unicorn App |
| 0:57.3 | creator, or Unicorn tech creator, I should say, and some wisdom on learning how to read |
| 1:02.5 | in the most effective way possible. |
| 1:04.4 | All this and a lot more on today's episode of the show. |
| 1:07.3 | If you're wondering how I managed to book all these folks, they always come through my |
| 1:10.7 | network. |
| 1:11.7 | I manage my relationships. |
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