Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down from Company

Post by untog » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 2:14 AM UTC

kookiekrak wrote: post #10

lacker wrote: post #5

Instagram often seemed to have its own way of doing things and its own aesthetic within Facebook, one that the founders championed. Recently, however, the winning strategy for Instagram seems to be copying features from Snapchat, and abandoning the style that got it to its first 100 million users. I can imagine that being frustrating.

Instagram hasn't copied from Snapchat in a very long time. Have you used Snapchat recently? The UX is completely different and awful now. Instagram is innovating with new features like Video Calling and Live Video that Snapchat lacks.

Post by BadassFractal » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 2:15 AM UTC

ggm wrote: post #4

As a non VC, non founder, the only surprise to me is that anyone stays beyond contracted minima. The first, assuming you had taken a role as a VC, you'd want out to go do the VC thing somewhere else. The second, you would be watching your baby pimped out and sold for drugs on the streets, as things you had no desire to see were done, in the name of profit.

Post by manigandham » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 2:20 AM UTC

ggm wrote: post #4

As a non VC, non founder, the only surprise to me is that anyone stays beyond contracted minima. The first, assuming you had taken a role as a VC, you'd want out to go do the VC thing somewhere else. The second, you would be watching your baby pimped out and sold for drugs on the streets, as things you had no desire to see were done, in the name of profit.

Post by dawhizkid » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 2:22 AM UTC

BadassFractal wrote: post #13

ggm wrote: post #4

As a non VC, non founder, the only surprise to me is that anyone stays beyond contracted minima. The first, assuming you had taken a role as a VC, you'd want out to go do the VC thing somewhere else. The second, you would be watching your baby pimped out and sold for drugs on the streets, as things you had no desire to see were done, in the name of profit.

1. They probably had some sort of golden handcuffs with FB, a vesting period? 2. How often do you get to experience the thrill of leading one of the fastest growing and most popular apps of all time? That's a lot of power and prestige, you're basically a real world rockstar. Why leave while the missile is still going upwards to space at full speed, even just for the experience? It's an exhilarating ride, I'm sure, an…

Post by wzsddtc » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 2:22 AM UTC

kookiekrak wrote: post #10

lacker wrote: post #5

Instagram often seemed to have its own way of doing things and its own aesthetic within Facebook, one that the founders championed. Recently, however, the winning strategy for Instagram seems to be copying features from Snapchat, and abandoning the style that got it to its first 100 million users. I can imagine that being frustrating.

Instagram hasn't copied from Snapchat in a very long time. Have you used Snapchat recently? The UX is completely different and awful now. Instagram is innovating with new features like Video Calling and Live Video that Snapchat lacks.