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Snap: Evan Spiegel

How I Built This · 21 Apr 2025 · 1h 06m

What this episode covers

Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap, recounts the journey from a Stanford design project to building a global social media platform. He details the early development of Snapchat, the strategic decision to reject a $3 billion acquisition offer from Mark Zuckerberg, and the company's pivot toward augmented reality with Spectacles. Spiegel also discusses the challenges of early fundraising, navigating a co-founder lawsuit, and his philosophy on long-term innovation versus short-term profitability.

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early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Snap, Facebook, Lightspeed, Benchmarks, Google, Meta, TikTok, American Express, Groupon
Products
Snapchat, Spectacles, Instagram, Naviance, FutureFreshmen, Vine

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