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Transcript of Ideas That Inspired Snapchat, Instagram, Dropbox, And Other Popular Startups
And now here is my secret, a very simple secret:
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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We know how Facebook started (made famous by The Social Network)
And pretty much know Twitter’s story too!(you remember their IPO, don’t you?)
We know how Facebook started (made famous by The Social Network)
And pretty much know Twitter’s story too!(you remember their IPO, don’t you?)
But little is known about some of the most successful apps….
IDEA THAT INSPIRED SNAPCHAT
Snapchat was started by EvanSpiegel and Bobby Murphy as aproject for one of Spiegel’sclasses at Stanford University.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED SNAPCHAT
The idea germinated from a buddy of Spiegel’s who was bummed about a photo he regretted sending.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED INSTAGRAM
Kevyn Systrom and Mike Krieger originally started a check-in app called Burbn.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED INSTAGRAM
They pivoted to the photos app because there was no single place
dedicated to giving your mobile photos a place to live and to be seen.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED DROPBOX
Drew Houston conceived the idea after repeatedly forgetting his USB flash drive while he was
a student at MIT.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED WHATSAPP
WhatsApp was initially envisioned as an app that
broadcasts your status when people can’t get a hold of you.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED WHATSAPP
The free status update system only attracted a few thousand users. When it added a
messaging function in the second half of 2009, it took off.
Image source: Geekwire
IDEA THAT INSPIRED SQUARE
Image source: abovethelaw.com
The original inspiration for Square occurred to
Jack Dorsey in 2009 when his friend was
unable to complete a $2,000 sale of his glass
faucets and fittings because he could not
accept credit cards.
IDEA THAT INSPIRED YOUTUBE
Hurley and Chen developed the idea after they had experienced difficulty sharing videos that had been shot at a dinner party.
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