EO Don't Just Look at Now—Think Two Steps Ahead | Mike Krieger, Instagram Co-Founder & Anthropic CPO | EO
Jul 29, 2025
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Don't Just Look at Now—Think Two Steps Ahead | Mike Krieger, Instagram CoFounder & Anthropic CPO
From Instagram to Anthropic, Mike Krieger shares his inspiring journey of building worldclass products and the valuable lessons learned over nearly two decades.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Mike's passion for technology started at age four, evolving through website design as a teenager, and ultimately brought him to Stanford's Symbolic Systems program, where he embraced design thinking, prototyping, and the importance of strong partnerships.
Mike cofounded Instagram in 2010, transforming it from a locationsharing app into the global photosharing platform we know today. After Instagram's acquisition by Facebook, Mike continued fostering innovation while preserving startup agility.
He later cofounded Artifact, focusing on personalized AIdriven news content, and discovered essential lessons about productmarket fit and the critical balance of technology and user experience.
Now serving as the Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, Mike applies these insights to build responsible and safe AI products like Claude, emphasizing empathy, usefulness, and thoughtful humanAI interactions.
Watch this highlight to discover Mike's unique insights on innovation, product leadership, and the humancentered approach that has defined his remarkable career.
00:00 Intro
01:21 A Brazilian Kid’s Journey to Creating a Product for 2 Billion Users
10:57 How to Know When It’s Time to Stop : Lessons Learned from Closing an Artifact
17:30 Essential Lessons from Building a WorldClass AI Product
27:02 Advice for Young and Searching
#MikeKrieger #Instagram #Anthropic #AI #Entrepreneurship #Innovation
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Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Mike's passion for technology started at age four, evolving through website design as a teenager, and ultimately brought him to Stanford's Symbolic Systems program, where he embraced design thinking, prototyping, and the importance of strong partnerships.
Mike cofounded Instagram in 2010, transforming it from a locationsharing app into the global photosharing platform we know today. After Instagram's acquisition by Facebook, Mike continued fostering innovation while preserving startup agility.
He later cofounded Artifact, focusing on personalized AIdriven news content, and discovered essential lessons about productmarket fit and the critical balance of technology and user experience.
Now serving as the Chief Product Officer at Anthropic, Mike applies these insights to build responsible and safe AI products like Claude, emphasizing empathy, usefulness, and thoughtful humanAI interactions.
Watch this highlight to discover Mike's unique insights on innovation, product leadership, and the humancentered approach that has defined his remarkable career.
00:00 Intro
01:21 A Brazilian Kid’s Journey to Creating a Product for 2 Billion Users
10:57 How to Know When It’s Time to Stop : Lessons Learned from Closing an Artifact
17:30 Essential Lessons from Building a WorldClass AI Product
27:02 Advice for Young and Searching
#MikeKrieger #Instagram #Anthropic #AI #Entrepreneurship #Innovation
EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net
LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO
X | @eostudi0
Instagram | @eostudio.official
Substack | @eostudio
[Music License Code]
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