This is what all the naysayers say startups should be doing: solving the real problems of the world.
Well, Instagram's done it – not by focusing on the homeless, not by building a specialized tool, but by creating a platform that people can use in a creative way to do something important.
And ultimately, that's the lesson: just because it's a "frivolous" app, one that isn't changing the world doesn't mean that one of its users isn't doing just that.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 10.3 ms ] threadWell, Instagram's done it – not by focusing on the homeless, not by building a specialized tool, but by creating a platform that people can use in a creative way to do something important.
And ultimately, that's the lesson: just because it's a "frivolous" app, one that isn't changing the world doesn't mean that one of its users isn't doing just that.