Kevin Systrom - Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users | The Tim Ferriss Show

[@EricEnquar]

It blows my mind that incredibly awesome and masterclass level conversations like this are just sitting around waiting to be found on KZbin. 79K people are now a whole lot smarter than they were before they found this gem. Much obliged to Kevin, Tim, and KZbin. 😊

[@ecompaulw]

Tim's ability to interview and the way he curates the conversation is extremely underrated IMO. I never struggle to sit through 1-2 hours of TFS. Kevin was an awesome subject in this one, also.

[@RollisFontenot33]

Great interview! Highly recommended! Awesome job as always Tim!

[@connerjensen8170]

Agreed Rollis!

[@WinningCustomers]

I haven't seen one of these shows before on KZbin. I *adored* The Random Show so it's great being able to watch your interviews. What an interesting guy is Kevin. Thanks for making this.

[@mjmikaelson]

This interview was fantastic! I had no idea Kevin was so cool! The recommendations for books were plentiful, and there were so many great tips shared. I'm incredibly grateful for watching this episode. Thank you for sharing Tim!

[@everydaydadok]

Tim - thanks for doing what you do, dude. I know that's been said a million times now. You're humanizing the untouchable and inspiring us all to be our best selves. That's big. And I'm grateful.

[@laticiaduman5686]

"without the truth, you can't improve." Booom

[@connerjensen8170]

Savage.

[@GlitterAbuser]

This is one of the best interviews I've watched in awhile. It was filled with thought provoking content, and thankfully, void of extraneous junk. THANK YOU!!!

[@bob1881]

21:07 How to read a book 📙 30:56 🍄 Leadership 1:14:45 Going at it alone is a mistake. There is an incredible power in having people around you.

[@blek1987]

This is pure gold!!

[@sumitsagarg]

Its always great to hear from you tim. Love your podcast. Kindly share a must know things like best skills, must reads etc for students as well so that they can make a better future for themselves.

[@ChristianPretorius]

Anki - free learning software. Learning how to learn (course on Coursera).

[@jamsaddis9313]

You now have a fan in Ethiopia. Thank you for all your work Tim!

[@eternalincantation]

I love how you combine business, creativity, art, tech and self-dev episodes!

[@kevinsystrom6477]

Hello Thanks for your support and comments ❤️

[@dr.kawasaki7380]

*54:50** Intrinsic* : a) belonging to a thing by its very nature: the intrinsic value of a gold ring. b) Anatomy. (of certain muscles, nerves, etc.) belonging to or lying within a given part. *Close* , the word kinda fits, really stretching that "within" part of the word - intrinsic . the word focuses more on something having a *value, BEFORE* it is used for something else, like paint colours cost something, when then used for a painting, it could be worth more. *Underrated interview!* That thumbnail made me click, so cool.

[@HussamMohsineh]

I loved the conversation, Kevin shared great insights.

[@larshansen252]

1:06:14 "Do you read - and if you don't this isn't a value judgement - biographies?" Great way to qualify a question that could reveal differences.

[@chadwalkaden6375]

Nice one Tim. Absolute quality. Best one of your podcasts that I have heard in a while

[@PeaceToPerform]

This is a very good interview. Glad I stumbled across it. Very inquisitive questions!

[@TheRealEstateJedi]

Tim, one of my absolute favorite episodes yet. Thank you and keep it up!

[@Therealshahab]

I really enjoyed the conversation! Thanks Tim!

[@Adiol]

Came here after watching a kid answer questions to be a millionaire. One of the questions was on the first Instagram pic. Then searched for Kevin systrom and found this interview. My first search was why Indians are good in maths.

[@doctorsdolittle]

I will definitely be sharing this podcast! I was deeply interested from start to finish, and encouraged as a fellow person who loves what I'm shooting for. Thank you both.

[@kevinsystrom6477]

Hello Thanks for your support and comments ❤️

[@marklally90]

i worked at trip advisor years ago, it was a miserable work experience and so was everybody else, a guy behind me would break out in tears all the time,

[@ryand3rson]

I got so much great info from this talk ! ..this is a GEM

[@davordebrecin2054]

Seems like a great guy! Thanks Tim, great interview!

[@nuclearhappines]

really respect this guy

[@MajorasMaskMailman]

Kevin Systrom: The only way to learn is by doing Also Kevin Systrom: I read a book to learn to throw a baseball

[@snufte]

Books for directions, doing for learning. Funny anyway :P

[@teeI0ck]

showing an accurate and deep understanding; great perceptive. 💡 Muito obrigado for all the insightful information. 🤝

[@bhavyenpatel8032]

The orientation of the tables in relation to the tilted buildings gave my head a good spin

[@quantumpotential7639]

Well, there in an airplane. And it's taking off, so the angle is pretty severe, especially if they're in an Airbus 1011.

[@noatak6027]

So much value

[@quirkyquester]

Great podcasts, thank you very much for sharing!

[@dep2562]

Love the KZbin content! Audio is great when Im in the vehicle but video adds a lot when I have a screen for it

[@Talhabashir14]

Books Recommend by Kevin : Principles The lean startup

[@BEINGCMA]

Always inspiring and helpful for self improvement.

[@Alex.In_Wonderland]

at the end when kevin recommends loving the end of goal whatever project you are/want to start at first seemed like really basic advice (having heard that from every other podcast, book, article etc) although as soon as you two started talking about how often the day to day can suck, that was what got to me. Like most TF listeners, ive been bit with the entrepreneurial bug and am trying to get project or two off the ground, although somedays it was be such a drag and then once I get annoyed with the day-day soon afterwards "imposter syndrome" kicks in and before I know it im not working on anything just because of the difficulty of the daily grind. Really appreciate the "end goal" advice :)

[@runningbrandon3770]

Awesome! I really loved the questions about books he likes

[@syreetathibodeaux6114]

This was really well done. Thank you!

[@surajahire744]

Great podcast!

[@Finite8614]

So good, thanks Tim

[@ChristianPretorius]

Really cool dude. Loved this video format - awesome episode.

[@samuelglenn123]

Great content!

[@richmaiki]

The last 15 Minutes are Mentoring🔥

[@richmaiki]

*20 minutes

[@harijay2410]

Social media GOAT

[@LRG53]

Getting things done

[@augustocordeiro6512]

This is awesome!!! Tim, try to make an interview with Magnus Carlsen, he is one of the best chess players of all time, a genius.

[@jeffcannon8240]

At 1:11:55 Kevin says that his one piece of advice that people usually ignore is to solve a problem and that it's Instagram's secret sauce. Really curious what problem Instagram solved that wasn't being addressed before. Not knocking Instagram's amazing success but its existence seems to fly in the face of that advice.

[@AquilaZero]

Jeff Cannon Agree. I also thought this piece of advice sounds good at first glance, but it's often hard to always pinpoint what the problem is. I guess the main takeaway is to really focus on the substance of the product and the strategy instead of betting on a trend or buzzwords to bring you success.

[@007deepaknight]

I feel like the problem that Instagram addressed was a little hazy. But the fact was that people cared more about photos and videos in particular than they did for a platform that combined those with a bunch of other junk (Facebook). People wanted an exclusive platform for photos and videos, and Instagram was it. I agree with your point though. It would've been very interesting if Tim had raised this query or asked him to apply this theory to Instagram's founding.

[@ashwynnair6812]

He said the problem was that there was no app at the time with a good UX which allowed people to share photos to everyone all at once

[@ShantanuJha97]

Filters that could be used by anyone

[@JULIANKGLASSER]

Awesome interview ! 😎🙌

[@YouTB1317]

Thank you

[@TheJodyedgar]

TIM! What is with these camera angles? Did the camera fall off the tripod? Oh wait... that the actual building?

[@milestait7738]

Keep it interesting 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@gerardworld4799]

All the lines of the buildings in he background are straight upward. It´s just the architecture of the building they are in.

[@JoshsYTube]

This video was recorded on one of the top floors of the Frost Bank Tower, a building in Austin, Texas. Look it up. It's just the architecture of the building.

[@amiranvarov]

Thanks!

[@TheHolyWitch]

I'd love to see you interview Danielle Laporte.

[@magnetcar]

This is amazing, thanks Tim for sharing :)

[@MKMK-qx2tl]

great episode! what‘s the full name of the ev guy they are talking about when they talk about other founders that impress them?

[@CalebBrandalise]

jesus crap this was a great talk!

[@joelalain]

i got clicked-baited thinking this was the random show with keven rose.... :-D

[@LRG53]

Will Durant lessons of history

[@LRG53]

Principles and Lean Startup

[@heldersilvah8194]

Tim, I just loved your best seller one of working 4 hrs a week ok. I ask you, is there any possibility of you generating new content with Portuguese subtitles or even launching very short motivational videos of 3 or 5 minutes dubbed for Brazilians? With caption and dub. I'm sure you can do it. We Brazilians await you with open arms my noble.

[@Heresheis0818]

I think I might know him more than he knows himself#Good friend #🎉#2busy

[@MichaelGabriele]

#freethenipple and also, there's a woman behind you, Tim, at 4:51. And also, thanks for the video.

[@dawgyv72]

This dutch angle is roughhhhhh

[@mojito6657]

좋은 영상 감사합니다! 이 대화를 들으면, 영어듣기연습엔 좋지만.. 듣기 좀 어렵네요ㅜㅠ나중에 번역된 영상 올리는 것도 좋은 방법일 것 같아요😊

[@quantumpotential7639]

Yes, I totally agree. Good comment. ❤️💪💕🇺🇸👌

[@FitnessChaos]

god damn really good video

[@amalsaleh6204]

I want to contact Kevin Systrom

[@thedesignfounder]

Any suggestions of website offering a free golden personality test?

[@juancpgo]

golden.com

[@Dennis-ps6il]

21:00- "there are different ways to read books..."

[@Dennis-ps6il]

Brooks Poltl glad you found that bookmark helpful. I find myself bookmarking points I can go back and reference. But where did you come back from?

[@Dennis-ps6il]

🔥

[@ownagejuice1394]

was Kevin Systrom a skilled programmer?

[@joshualee5051]

I wonder if Kevin new the app he was building would collectively give every preteen in the developed world an anxiety disorder.

[@carindleo3843]

Holaa, alguien amable en español que me pueda decir el libro que reseña a la hora de video por favor?

[@kevinsystrom6477]

Hello Thanks for your support and comments ❤️

[@damianeisold109]

@22:00 How to Read

[@surajahire744]

👌👌💯

[@TsholofeloBadubi]

Is there anything Tim doesn't know.

[@Unity-Mack]

There is probably going to be thousands of comments, I was one of the first 10 ;p

[@brasileirabr]

Please, put Portuguese translation

[@LRG53]

How to read a book - adler

[@conqueramerica3715]

Is it just me or is the room tilted oddly 🤷‍♀️

[@sougataghar1179]

ITS THE BUILDING

[@merlepatterson]

Never been an Instagram user.

[@Zengawolf]

Those window frames aren’t square/level.... not good for my OCD.... thanks a lot

[@Zengawolf]

Robert Smith AI ML DL Agreed

[@Zengawolf]

Robert Smith AI ML DL But considering the quality guest shouldn’t Tim have chosen a background that’s not disturbing?

[@Brucewayne_13]

Matt Atkinson the second dude...smh

[@user-ti9zc1xv2b]

7:18 MongoDB, lol.

[@kumarankit5726]

He was talking about his VM instance I guess

[@vikas_atri]

👌✌️

[@kniveznor1]

Instagram and Facebook have ruined this country

[@JasonTaylormountain]

They didn't ruin the country, they just expose people for what they are.

[@jensenraylight8011]

@SamuelTheFox nobody care about your opinion, and wtf you doing in this channel. why don't you live in an isolated cave somewhere in africa, i bet internet won't be able to ruin your precious cave

[@stambiw5463]

jeez@@jensenraylight8011

[@vimalcurio]

@@JasonTaylormountain are you garyvee fan :)

[@marklally90]

at the end of the day they are just websites, these guys are too self important, id rather ride my bike nowhere than get on instagram

[@vimalcurio]

okay boomer

[@ninjapirate123]

My life has been ruined because of this guy

[@juanarash1]

Absloute charlatan

[@LRG53]

Will Durant lessons of history