No Filter
by Sarah Frier
Instagram's story from founding to Facebook acquisition to the founders' departure: craft, culture and the tension with the parent. Well-reported and excellent on product values.
Read it if…
you want a product-and-culture history of Instagram.
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Skip it if…
you want Facebook's full story.
Try instead: Kochland →
Three things you will actually use
- Product taste is a strategy.
- Acquisitions change culture even when promised otherwise.
- Growth and craft pull apart.
Do this first
Read the chapters on the acquisition and what changed.
Our verdict
Instagram, craft versus growth.
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