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EO Studio30-Minute Masterclass on Product Thinking | Instagram Co-Founder & Anthropic CPO, Mike Krieger
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- March 25, 2025
- Duration
- 30m
- Channel
- EO Studio
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
From Instagram to Anthropic, Mike Krieger shares his inspiring journey of building world-class 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 co-founded Instagram in 2010, transforming it from a location-sharing app into the global photo-sharing platform we know today. After Instagram's acquisition by Facebook, Mike continued fostering innovation while preserving startup agility. He later co-founded Artifact, focusing on personalized AI-driven news content, and discovered essential lessons about product-market 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 human-AI interactions. Watch this highlight to discover Mike's unique insights on innovation, product leadership, and the human-centered 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 World-Class 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 X | @eostudi0 LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description --- [Music License Code] T5RIYUZKRQWQ5UTK / NS6NX0LOJ5BWW00T / PCL5QEVZ12AGCVXS / FLWYZREDQPA3BRR8 / 3C6VHQ4UWG20AK4O / REV1P0LE14EROFPO / VRM5ZSXPT7LGWO13 / NIO4QHLXDCBVWAI3 / VCUORPJIP6JMJTYY / NM4IVNDL2HY7QVMH / EP3BXW3SZOQBNZIX / BCSJBQWSCXOJQLF1 / 56HFXLNGU0GPKCMH / DPVJOWLGLCETIL2I
SPEAKERS
Mike Krieger
guestInstagram co-founder; later co-founded Artifact and served as Chief Product Officer at Anthropic.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Mike Krieger, 30-Minute Masterclass on Product Thinking | Instagram Co-Founder & Anthropic CPO, Mike Krieger explores Mike Krieger on Instagram, Artifact's Failure, and Building AI Products Krieger traces his path from a Brazilian childhood fascinated by computers to Stanford's Symbolic Systems program, which taught him to solve real problems, prototype early, and pick complementary partners.
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