With No Filter, the intrepid Sarah Frier takes you inside the spaceship that became Instagram. From teenagers to the pope, No Filter tells the captivating story of how Instagram not only created a new industry but also changed our lives.Successful startups in Silicon Valley are sometimes described as being akin to building a spaceship in mid-flight. The book brings readers inside users’ strategies to craft their personal image and fame, explaining how the company’s product decisions have affected the structure of our society. Frier unearths the details that led to the cofounders’ departure, bringing to light dramatic moments unknown to the public until now.Īt its heart, No Filter draws on unprecedented exclusive access-from the founders of Instagram, as well as employees, executives, and competitors hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio Anna Wintour of Vogue Kris Jenner of the Kardashian-Jenner empire and a plethora of influencers, from fashionistas with millions of followers to owners of famous dogs worldwide-to show how Instagram has fundamentally changed the way we communicate, shop, eat, and travel. Instagram borrowed some lessons from Facebook and rejected others, until eventually its success stirred tension with Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, just as Facebook became embroiled in a string of public crises.

For most companies, that would be the end of the story but for Instagram, it was only the beginning. At first, Instagram initially attracted artisans, but then the platform exploded in popularity among the masses, creating an entire industry of digital influencers that’s now worth tens of billions of dollars.Įighteen months after Instagram’s launch and explosive growth, the founders-Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger-made the gut-wrenching decision to sell the company to Facebook. In No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram, technology reporter Sarah Frier explains how Instagram’s founders married art and technology to overcome skeptics and to hook the public on visual storytelling. Since its creation in 2010, Instagram’s fun and simple interface has captured our collective imagination, swiftly becoming a way of life. Award-winning reporter Sarah Frier reveals an inside, never-before-told, behind-the-scenes look at how Instagram defied the odds to become one of the most culturally defining apps of the decade.

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