When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger co-founded Instagram in 2010, they basically invented photo-based social networking in the modern mobile era. Fast-forward to 2012 and a $1 billion acquisition by Facebook — and then again to 2018 when Systrom stepped down to research his next company.
That’s one heck of an eight-year ride.
Fast-forward once more to early 2023 when Systrom and Krieger launched their new app, Artifact, a personalized news reader. A rather surprising move considering the plethora of competing news readers and a struggling online news industry plagued by unbridled misinformation.
We have so many questions, which is why we are thrilled that Kevin Systrom will join us for a fireside chat on the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, which runs from September 19–21 in San Fran …
