Working at a startup to make a lot of money was never a thing, and that's why I decided to just finish up school. That was way more important for me.

Obviously, being the CEO, there are a lot of eyes on what you do and what you post and how you post, and I think one of the challenges of Instagram in general is that, as we get bigger, there are just more voices in the room, more eyes on everyone's accounts.

We just want to build a company that focuses on the love of Instagram.

On the intimate relationships, I'd say you can be someone who wouldn't normally get attention in traditional media and come onto Instagram and build this massive following.

Having a company that's successful is a wonderful platform to do new things. You don't have to raise money for it; you can take profits from the company and pump them into new business.

You need to find people that are drawn to the idea that you build, and they end up taking it and making it even better.

Instagram was created because there was no single place dedicated to giving your mobile photos a place to live and to be seen.