A book excerpt from Sarah Frier's No Filter covers how Mark Zuckerberg's jealousy held back Instagram and drove off founders, who gradually lost independence
Over the past decade, Instagram has become an engine of commerce and cultural influence with few peers—aside from its parent company … Tweets: @sarahfrier , @kylerhasson , and @sarahfrier Tweets: Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : Zuckerberg tried to buy Snapchat again just before Instagram Stories launched— without telling Instagram's CEO. Just a short line in the excerpt, but the book takes you behind the scenes on the convos with Snapchat execs 📖 https://twitter.com/... Kyler Hasson / @kylerhasson : https://www.bloomberg.com/... Interesting article on $FB. Zuckerberg appeared to be purposefully undermining Instagram because he was jealous of their growth and success compared to the Facebook app. Not sure if he's focused on running that business to maximize its long-term value. Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : Read the first excerpt from my book: How Mark Zuckerberg consolidated power and restricted resources for Instagram, leading to its founders' departure: https://www.bloomberg.com/...