Exact Formula Used To Build A $130 Billion Company! I Said No to $3B From Mark Zuckerberg!

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Description: Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snapchat, now Snap. Inc. He founded Snapchat while he was a student at Stanford University and became the youn...

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Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snapchat, now Snap. Inc. He founded Snapchat while he was a student at Stanford University and became the youngest billionaire in the world at the age of 25. If you enjoyed this conversation, we think you'll also like our episode with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman - https://youtu.be/eTkFItOG3Kk 00:00 Intro 02:12 The Dots That Got You Here 03:16 Did You Feel Like You Fitted In? 03:29 When Did Computers First Come Into the Picture? 04:45 Things Aren’t as Complicated as They Seem 05:11 You Got Bullied 05:52 What Were You Like as a Kid 07:16 Why CEOs Don…

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Intro

2:12 The Dots That Got You Here

3:16 Did You Feel Like You Fitted In?

3:29 When Did Computers First Come Into the Picture?

4:45 Things Aren’t as Complicated as They Seem

5:11 You Got Bullied

5:52 What Were You Like as a Kid

7:16 Why CEOs Don’t Do Many Podcasts

8:38 Why Did You Choose Product Design?

10:13 Your Class in Entrepreneurship

10:43 Most Important Lesson From Entrepreneurship Class

11:45 Big Ambitions

13:09 Entrepreneurship Challenges in Europe

15:42 Your First Failure

17:42 How to Know When to Quit

18:32 Why Love and Passion Matter

19:01 Launching Early & Getting Feedback Fast

20:22 How Your Initial Ideas Can Be Wrong

21:20 How You Got Started With Snapchat

26:46 How to Know What Customer Feedback to Implement

28:19 How You Raised Capital

29:29 Investor Feedback

30:00 Building a Social Network Sounds Delusional

31:34 Did You Ever Doubt Snapchat Would Work?

36:02 Quitting University to Build Snapchat

37:16 Most Important Entrepreneurial Advice for Young People

39:10 Could Job Titles Be Limiting Creativity?

40:17 The Hierarchy Problem in Companies

42:06 How Do You Innovate at Snapchat?

47:44 How Important Is Hiring?

48:45 Hiring Mistakes to Avoid

50:51 Three Leadership Traits of a Perfect Hire

52:10 Being Nice vs. Being Kind

53:37 T-Shaped Leadership

56:29 Advice to Younger Evan on Leadership

59:24 Embedding Company Culture Early

1:01:36 What Founders Should Do When Culture Dilutes

1:03:19 Company Incentives

1:04:10 Worst Advice You Got Early On

1:05:32 How Mark Zuckerberg Approached You

1:09:50 Did You Doubt Saying No to That Offer?

1:12:59 Becoming the Youngest Billionaire at 25

1:14:05 Managing

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Exact Formula Used To Build A $130 Billion Company! I Said No to $3B From Mark Zuckerberg!

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