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		aguyfromnb on March 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Simple Systems Have Less Downtime Sure,but the value of Instagram came from the fact it was a good idea, well executed,at the right moment in time. I'm not sure they managed to solve a ton of complexity with a small team.

dandigangi on March 3, 2020 [–]

Has to be true. They were dealing with major scale pre-purchase. Also... talented set of engineers.

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