Brazilian - Businessman | March 4, 1986 -
I was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and from an early age was interested in technology and engineering.
Mike Krieger
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When I came to the United States in 2004 to attend university at Stanford, I was instantly inspired by the stories and advice from startup leaders in Silicon Valley and beyond, who had endeavoured to create new opportunities and improve lives around the world.
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In May of 2010, I joined Kevin Systrom, my co-founder, and we created 'Instagram', a mobile social network that today has over 15 million users.
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Since I was born and raised in Brazil, the steps to becoming an entrepreneur in the United States have not always been easy.
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I'm fascinated with being able to travel the world via 'Instagram' and just be somewhere different.
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You have to tailor yourself to everybody. Sometimes people need a firmer hand; some people you can have a laugh with, and they concentrate more. What they needed was more certainty about the future of the company.
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Software is like gardening - one day I'll go behind the shed and clean up. But if nobody ever goes there, does it matter a lot?
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I love that our engineers are first and foremost 'Instagram' users.
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Every year, thousands of startups are founded - not only in technology, but increasingly also in health care, education, and energy.
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Innovation happens best when people of different backgrounds come together to solve the world's toughest challenges and, in the process, can create new jobs and opportunities. I'm hopeful that updated immigration policies will encourage entrepreneurs from around the world to help tackle these opportunities in the U.S.
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