Instagram, Still Lean

Instagram Blog: “Weâ€ ve been able to do this with an incredibly small team — today just 35 people — who live and breathe Instagram, and weâ€ re looking for folks who are just as passionate to join us.”

Instagram has come a long way since they flipped the switch on their little photo sharing service in October 2010.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2010, Instagram launched its mobile photo sharing service for iPhone. In six hours, the back-end operation, which was running off a single machine in Los Angeles, was completely overwhelmed. – Mashable