5 Quotes & Sayings By Evan Spiegel

Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snapchat , an app that enables users to share photos, videos, messages, and other media with friends. He was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2013. He was also named to Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list in 2014. Prior to starting Snapchat, Spiegel worked at Google , where he led the development of Google+ , a social network for sharing photos and comments Read more

While at Google, he also oversaw the development of Google Wallet and Google Maps .

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Traditional social media, in the view of our company, has become a bit repetitive. It doesn't feel very good to be marketed to by your friends. Snapchat is different because it says, look, friends aren't valuable to you just because they can get you into a cool party. Evan Spiegel
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We are not advertising ourselves as a secure platform. It's a communication platform. It's not our job to police the world or Snapchat of jerks. Evan Spiegel
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When we're in that kind of childish space, we're more genuine and feel more comfortable with our friends. Evan Spiegel
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Technology businesses in general are susceptible to hacking. That's why you have to work really, really, really hard with law enforcement, with security experts, internal and external groups, to make sure you're paying attention and addressing security concerns. Evan Spiegel