Back in the day, I actually studied photography in Florence for a few months, and my photography teacher took away my digital camera and said, 'No, use this - it's analog and it's square.' It was a Holga camera, a very cheap $3 or $4 plastic camera. And that's what inspired 'Instagram'.

- Kevin Systrom

I grew up as a photo nut. Every Christmas I would get a new camera. It's a huge part of my life.

- Kevin Systrom

I actually think some of my best moments in life have been while I was with people from Instagram - whether it's super late nights getting a release out or being able to travel to places I'd never visited and meeting some of the most interesting people I've ever met.

- Kevin Systrom

The best companies in the world have all had predecessors. 'YouTube' was a dating site. You always have to evolve into something else.

- Kevin Systrom