Exact Formula Used To Build A $130 Billion Company! I Said No to $3B From Mark Zuckerberg!
Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snapchat, now Snap. Inc. He founded Snapchat while he was a student at Stanford University and became the youngest billionaire in the world at the age of 25.
If you enjoyed this conversation, we think you'll also like our episode with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman - https://youtu.be/eTkFItOG3Kk
00:00 Intro
02:12 The Dots That Got You Here
03:16 Did You Feel Like You Fitted In?
03:29 When Did Computers First Come Into the Picture?
04:45 Things Aren’t as Complicated as They Seem
05:11 You Got Bullied
05:52 What Were You Like as a Kid
07:16 Why CEOs Don…
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Chapters (43)
Intro
2:12
The Dots That Got You Here
3:16
Did You Feel Like You Fitted In?
3:29
When Did Computers First Come Into the Picture?
4:45
Things Aren’t as Complicated as They Seem
5:11
You Got Bullied
5:52
What Were You Like as a Kid
7:16
Why CEOs Don’t Do Many Podcasts
8:38
Why Did You Choose Product Design?
10:13
Your Class in Entrepreneurship
10:43
Most Important Lesson From Entrepreneurship Class
11:45
Big Ambitions
13:09
Entrepreneurship Challenges in Europe
15:42
Your First Failure
17:42
How to Know When to Quit
18:32
Why Love and Passion Matter
19:01
Launching Early & Getting Feedback Fast
20:22
How Your Initial Ideas Can Be Wrong
21:20
How You Got Started With Snapchat
26:46
How to Know What Customer Feedback to Implement
28:19
How You Raised Capital
29:29
Investor Feedback
30:00
Building a Social Network Sounds Delusional
31:34
Did You Ever Doubt Snapchat Would Work?
36:02
Quitting University to Build Snapchat
37:16
Most Important Entrepreneurial Advice for Young People
39:10
Could Job Titles Be Limiting Creativity?
40:17
The Hierarchy Problem in Companies
42:06
How Do You Innovate at Snapchat?
47:44
How Important Is Hiring?
48:45
Hiring Mistakes to Avoid
50:51
Three Leadership Traits of a Perfect Hire
52:10
Being Nice vs. Being Kind
53:37
T-Shaped Leadership
56:29
Advice to Younger Evan on Leadership
59:24
Embedding Company Culture Early
1:01:36
What Founders Should Do When Culture Dilutes
1:03:19
Company Incentives
1:04:10
Worst Advice You Got Early On
1:05:32
How Mark Zuckerberg Approached You
1:09:50
Did You Doubt Saying No to That Offer?
1:12:59
Becoming the Youngest Billionaire at 25
1:14:05
Managing
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