Facebook’s ‘move fast and break things’ philosophy comes to Instagram
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TL;DR
- Peter X. Deng, a prominent product manager from Facebook, is now Instagram's first director of product.
- Deng is known for his role in Facebook's "move fast and break things" product philosophy and for leading significant product developments like News Feed and Messaging.
- Deng sees parallels between Instagram's current growth phase and Facebook's early challenges.
- His hiring, along with other Facebook hires, suggests Instagram may adopt more of Facebook's development approach.
- Deng acknowledges that Facebook's strategies may not directly translate to Instagram's success.