- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly asked Instagram’s founders to build a feature similar to Snapchat’s “Stories” feature after they initially refused to build any copycat features unless directly ordered.
- According to Bloomberg’s source, Zuckerberg was concerned that Instagram would lose out on a new generation of consumers if it didn’t evolve as a product.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger to copy one of Snapchat’s core features, Stories.
According to a report earlier this week by Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier, the Facebook founder expressed worry that if Instagram didn’t evolve, it risked losing a huge group of users.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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