Evan Spiegel
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 9 Jul
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And I had the great fortune of knowing absolutely nothing about running a company.
So I really relied on all the incredible mentors that I met along the way who were willing to help out or were super responsive if I had a question.
So I do think that that is probably, at least for me, the best part of the industry as a whole.
And where did you grow up?
I grew up in Los Angeles.
Yeah.
I was raised by two lawyers.
My mom was a tax lawyer.
My dad did a lot of business litigation.
I had two younger sisters, both way smarter than me.
And I think, you know, having two lawyers meant for very spirited dinner table conversations.
And certainly... Like debates?
Yeah, debates, and never adversity to conflict, right?
I mean, lawyers actually, I think in some ways, feed off of conflict.
And so I think it was really interesting to grow up in an environment where there was a real commitment to intellectual honesty and integrity.
I mean, we used to call my dad the encyclopedia before Google came along and sort of unseated him from this position of knowing so much about the world, really passionate about history and economics.
there would just be really great and intense debates around the table in our home growing up.
What does that teach you though?
You know, I think one of the things that taught me at a very young age was, like, the ability to stand my ground in really, you know, tough conversations.
I mean, I remember, you know, getting to know my wife and, like, you know, us all having dinner with my dad or something, and I'm just debating with my dad, and my wife's like, what are you doing?
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