SNAP CEO EVAN SPIEGEL: How I Took a College Idea & Became the World's Youngest Billionaire

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<p>Evan Spiegel, the co-founder and CEO of Snap, launched Snapchat in 2011 while he was still a student at Stanford University.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Since then, he’s built one of the biggest social platforms in the world, used by more than 400 million people every day.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Evan's idea has genuinely changed the way we communicate. So, I couldn’t wait to sit down with him for our first episode of Great Company Presents: Founders Friday mini-series.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In our conversation, Evan shares:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How the idea of Snapchat came about&nbsp;</li><li>The moment he decided to drop out of Stanford&nbsp;</li><li>The reality of becoming a billionaire at 25&nbsp;</li><li>How he balances fatherhood and entrepreneurship&nbsp;</li><li>Why Specs is the future of computing</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Evan is proof that every successful business starts with an idea and sometimes the biggest rewards come from having the courage to take a risk...</p><br><p>Evan Spiegel is Great Company.</p><br><p>If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us:&nbsp;</p><p>Instagram-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/greatcompanypodcast/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @greatcompanypodcast</a></p><p>TikTok -<a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/611e511b4ec6dc00134bced2/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/episodes/www.tiktok.com/@greatcompanypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @greatcompanypodcast&nbsp;</a></p><p>Jamie -<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jamielaing/?hl=en-gb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @jamielaing</a></p><br><p>And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: <a href="mailto:greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk</a></p><br><p>THE CREDITS</p><p>Producers: Helen Burke&nbsp;</p><p>Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins</p><p>Video: Josh Bennett</p><p>Senior Social Media Manager: Laura Coughlan</p><p>Audio: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti</p><p>Executive Producer: Ewan Newbigging-Lister</p><br><p>Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>