I'd like to create a space for people who have a lot of talent but not a lot of reach. Evan Spiegel createlotpeople Change image and share on social
I don't want to disrupt anything. We never conceive of our products as disruptive - we don't look at something and say, 'Let's disrupt that.' It's always about how we can evolve this and make this better. Evan Spiegel conceivedisruptdisruptive share on social
What Snapchat said was if we try to model conversations as they occur, they're largely ephemeral. We may try to write down and save the really special moments, but by and large, we just try to let everything go. We remember it, but we don't try to save it. Evan Spiegel conversationephemerallarge share on social
The essence of conversation is not which media format we choose to talk to each other with, so we don't differentiate between snaps and chats. It's just someone wanting to talk to you. Evan Spiegel chatchooseconversation Change image and share on social
The feed was probably the biggest innovation in social media of late. But the interesting thing about a feed is that the more content you consume, the farther in time you go. Evan Spiegel bigconsumecontent Change image and share on social
Online one day, you log in, and you realise, 'This is not me.' Everything you're posting, you're doing it in the context of everything you've posted before. Let's delete everything, save the stuff that's important, and then you only have to organise the one per cent that's worth keeping. Evan Spiegel centcontextday share on social
If we take a step back and look at what Snapchat is, it all starts with the camera. Evan Spiegel backcamerasnapchat Change image and share on social
Social media is about friending someone so they'll invite you to a party or get you a job. If that's the work, Snapchat is the playground. Evan Spiegel friendinginvitejob Change image and share on social
There's this weird thing that happens when you contribute something to a static profile. You have to worry about how this new content fits in with your online persona that's supposed to be you. It's uncomfortable and unfortunate. Evan Spiegel contentcontributefit share on social
I'm not a great manager; I try to be a great leader. And for me, that's been going through a process of not how to be a great CEO but how to be a great Evan, and that's really been the challenge. Evan Spiegel ceochallengeevan Change image and share on social