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All-powerful CEOs wrecked the tech industry. Here's who can save it.
To reignite innovation, Silicon Valley needs to get rid of the overpowered managers and put people …
Ed Zitron
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TikTok has reportedly approached Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom about becoming the app's CEO
TikTok's CEO position has been vacant since late August, when Kevin Mayer resigned from his positio…
Paige Leskin
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Jack Dorsey says he doesn't use any Facebook products and that he and Mark Zuckerberg have 'different approaches'
"I don't use a lot of Facebook products — any, actually," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on a recent …
Avery Hartmans
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'The wrath of Mark': Never-before-seen messages show Instagram's cofounders felt intimidated by Mark Zuckerberg to sell their company for $1 billion
In newly released documents, Instagram's Kevin Systrom worried Mark Zuckerberg would go into "destr…
Paige Leskin
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If you've ever wondered how a startup founder mulls a giant acquisition offer, read all of the texts between Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom and one of his investors after Mark Zuckerberg first approached them
A 2012 exchange between Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom and investor Matt Cohler provides a rare …
Avery Hartmans
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New text messages show Kevin Systrom worried about Mark Zuckerberg going into 'destroy mode' if he didn't sell to Facebook
"I don't think we'll ever avoid the wrath of mark," Instagram's cofounder said of Zuckerberg's prob…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Instagram only had 13 employees when it was bought by Facebook for $1 billion. A decade later, here's where they've all ended up.
With the help of Sarah Frier's new book, "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram," we've compiled…
Avery Hartmans
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The creators of Instagram just launched their first new project since leaving Facebook: An app to track the spread of coronavirus
Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched rt.live, a data visualization website aimed directly at com…
Ben Gilbert
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Instagram founder Kevin Systrom once reportedly saved Ashton Kutcher's life during a house fire
Instagram founder Kevin Systrom once saved the lives of Ashton Kutcher and other tech founders afte…
Avery Hartmans
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Mark Zuckerberg jokes that Sheryl Sandberg raised him 'like a parent'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberf said he gets much of his leadership philosophy and management style from S…
Ana Altchek
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Instagram cofounder Kevin Systrom has deleted all the photos he posted on the app over the past 18 months
But it's important to note that Systrom's exit from Instagram was not an amicable one. Systrom and …
Paige Leskin
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Twitter is rebranding to X. Here are 5 more tech companies that controversially changed their names or faced backlash.
Facebook became Meta, Amazon started out as Cadabra, and Elon Musk's original X.com was changed to …
Pete Syme
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Netflix's Reed Hastings, Instagram's Kevin Systrom, and others join billionaire investor Ray Dalio for massive charity giveaway
Last week, Dalio gave away 10,000 "charity gift cards" worth $100 each. Now, he's doing it again wi…
Marguerite Ward
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Tech leaders remain oblivious to the true lessons of Silicon Valley Bank
In Insider Today's Sunday edition: Rokt's rocky workplace, the erasure of middle managers, and Sili…
Matt Turner,Dave Smith
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Instagram cofounder says the app has 'lost the soul'
Kevin Systrom said his "biggest regret" regarding Instagram is how "commercial" the platform got: "…
Aaron Mok
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Facebook just appointed a 10-year company veteran to replace Kevin Systrom as the head of Instagram
Mosseri had been widely expected to take the reins as he had become one of the key executives on th…
Paige Leskin
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Kevin Systrom dropped clues last year about why he would hate Facebook meddling with Instagram
Zuckerberg described Instagram as an "amazing success" in July, and even went on to highlight how t…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says Instagram losing autonomy under Facebook is actually a testament to its success
AUSTIN, TEXAS - When Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announced they were leavi…
