Accessibility links
Instagram: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger : How I Built This with Guy Raz Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched their photo-sharing app with a server that crashed every other hour. Despite a chaotic start, Instagram became one of the most popular apps in the world.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Instagram: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger

Instagram: Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger

Listen · 29:55
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/493923357/531971905" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched their photo-sharing app with a server that crashed every other hour. Despite a chaotic start, Instagram became one of the most popular apps in the world.

"This is it, we've built this great thing and we've totally messed it up." — Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, about the night the company launched.
Enlarge this image
Andrew Holder for NPR
"This is it, we've built this great thing and we've totally messed it up." — Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, about the night the company launched.
Andrew Holder for NPR