Instagram’s rise and the billion dollar deal that made it

Instagram is the ubiquitous service that everyone thinks of when they talk of mobile photography, but its rise to fame wasn’t without intrigue. Kara Swisher has written a lengthy piece for Vanity Fair that details the inauspicious beginnings of the company, to its various investment deals and finally, its famous billion dollar acquisition by Facebook. It’s a good read for anyone interested in following the lore of Silicon Valley, or for other aspiring entrepreneurs that are still looking to nab their own big pay days.