00:05 Instagram’s origin and missed opportunities
02:03 Kevin secured significant investments for his new app
05:57 Instagram faced server crashes and overwhelming growth due to rapid user adoption.
07:51 Instagram’s early days had no algorithms and allowed the team to pick accounts and posts for promotion.
11:54 Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram faced opposition and led to negative consequences.
14:01 Instagram’s harmful impact on users’ mental health
17:39 Facebook’s increasing involvement in Instagram
19:22 Instagram ads went from being manually approved by Kevin to integrating Facebook’s ad system
22:39 Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp
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