melenaboijaon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Overengineering can kill a product”
Interesting interview of Lex Friedman to Kevin Systrom co-founder of instagram where he talks about the beginning of the platform and overengineering. link to this video
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Kevin Systrom: Instagram | Lex Fridman Podcast #243
Lex Fridman
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Kevin Systrom discusses the early days of Instagram, scaling to millions of users with Django, and product design decisions.
Kevin Systrom is the co-founder and former CEO of Instagram. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Theragun: therabody.com/lex to get 30 day trial - NI: ni.com/perspectives - GiveWell: givewell.org/ and use code LEX to get donation matched up to $1k - Blinkist: blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium - Fundrise: fundrise.com/lex EPISODE LINKS: Kevin's Instagram: instagram.com/kevin/ Kevin's Twitter: twitter.com/kevin Kevin's LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kevinsystrom PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/63XtW5pwzmVrCH7Es7QZHp RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: - Introduction - Origin of Instagram - New social networks - Selling Instagram to Facebook - Features - Facebook - Whistleblower - Machine learning - Advice for startups - Money - Love - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: patreon.com/lexfridmanWhy it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended for its insights into early startup scaling, avoiding overengineering, and the product pivot that led to Instagram.
joegahonaon Hacker News • Recommends
On “Ask HN: Which startups have the most interesting pivot stories?”
Thank you for sharing this -- I didn't realize this existed. Instagram is covered in your link, and you can hear about it from the founder in this really good Lex Fridman podcast: link to this video These lists always kind of remind me of popular bands that changed music over time. The most drastic "pivot" I've ever come across in a known band is Ministry, who went from a benign new-wave Depeche Mode clone in 1983 1 to a pseudo-Cabaret Voltaire in 1986 2, then to full-on metal by 1991 3. 1 link 2 link 3 link
BoumTACon Hacker News • Mentions
On “Some thoughts on microservices”
I watch the other day, the Lex Fridman podcast with Kevin Systrom, founder of Instagram. He talks about the scaling issue; they were using Django at that time and scale up to 50 millions users with a small team of developers. I do not think a majority of companies have more than 50 millions users and absolutely need to go full microservices. link to this video
hnrodeyon Hacker News • Mentions
On “Many popular websites see what you type before you hit submit”
In the early days, Instagram silently uploaded your photo before you actually officially posted as a way to improve the "speed" of the user experience. So go ahead and add your filters, the text for the post, etc. because then the moment you clicked Post the app presented like it happened immediately. All for the UX. Source: Kevin Systrom on Lex Fridman Podcast link to this video