Question 1

True or false: Kevin Systrom left Instagram in 2018 due to creative differences with Facebook’s leadership.

Accepted Answer

True. He resigned as CEO in 2018, reportedly over tensions regarding Instagram’s autonomy and direction within Facebook.

Question 2

True or false: Systrom worked at Google before founding Instagram.

Accepted Answer

True. He worked at Google on products like Gmail and Google Reader before leaving to co-found Instagram.

Question 3

True or false: Kevin Systrom co-founded the photo-sharing app Instagram alongside Mike Krieger.

Accepted Answer

True. Systrom and Krieger launched Instagram in 2010; it rapidly gained millions of users and was acquired by Facebook in 2012.

Question 4

True or false: Kevin Systrom coded the first prototype of Instagram.

Accepted Answer

True. Kevin Systrom built the initial prototype of what became Instagram, a location-based app called Burbn, as a solo side project.

Question 5

True or false: Kevin Systrom turned down a $500 million acquisition offer from Facebook before accepting $1 billion.

Accepted Answer

False. Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion in 2012; there was no earlier $500 million offer from Facebook.

Question 6

True or false: Systrom was a professional photographer before starting Instagram.

Accepted Answer

False. He was not a professional photographer; his background was in tech and marketing, though he had a keen interest in photography.

Question 7

True or false: Systrom wrote the entire Instagram backend in Ruby on Rails.

Accepted Answer

False. Instagram's backend was built using Python and Django, not Ruby on Rails. Kevin Systrom chose Django for its rapid development capabilities.

Question 8

True or false: Kevin Systrom originally named the app 'Burbn' after his love of whiskey.

Accepted Answer

True. Burbn was named after bourbon, reflecting Systrom's interest in whiskey, but the app pivoted to focus on photos.

Kevin Systrom Trivia Questions