Evan Spiegel
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1,123 appearances
4 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 9 Jul
Evan Spiegel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The more money you have, the less important that becomes.
And I think the biggest step change for me and when I really felt the difference was our investors really wisely and thoughtfully, I think when the company was valued around $800 million or something like that, allowed Bobby and I each to sell $10 million worth of stock.
And that immediately took the financial stress and pressure of growing a business just off the table.
I was like, okay, I can buy a home and provide for my family and all of those things that I think are just constantly sort of gnaw at you were taken away very early on.
And I think that's another example of then our investors creating an environment where Bobby and I felt comfortable taking way more risk.
and really building the business for the long term and making really big bets on the future of Snapchat.
So I think for me, that was really the moment I felt that step change and that relief in a sense.
And then once...
Once you feel like you can buy a home, provide for your family, et cetera, then the rest is awesome and fun and an opportunity to give back and all these sorts of things.
But it's not as fundamental as that first step change from living in my dad's house to being able to buy a house.
That was the big difference.
I think beyond that, then it comes with a huge amount of responsibility, right?
That feels, you know, it's pressure in a different way.
And I do think, you know, having had this extraordinary opportunity, that comes with a massive responsibility to give back, to make a positive impact.
You know, that's, I think, then, you know, once you've provided for yourself, your family, immediately the next step is like, okay, how can I use this to give back to my community or, you know, whatever it is.
I love what I do so much.
I love serving our community.
Our community constantly is pushing me to do more, to do better, to make something more interesting or engaging that helps them connect better with their family and their friends.
And so I think for me, it's our community that provides that constant drive and ambition to build a better service.
You know, I'm so fortunate to have a fabulous wife and really wonderful kids.
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