Evan Spiegel Biography

(Co-Founder and CEO of the Social Media Company ‘Snap Inc.’)

Birthday: June 4, 1990 (Gemini)

Born In: Los Angeles, California, United States

Evan Spiegel is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Snapchat, an image messaging and multimedia mobile application. He also serves as the CEO of Snapchat Inc. Born into a wealthy family in Los Angeles, California, he had a privileged childhood and had a $250 weekly allowance. Interested in technology from a young age, he gained a reputation of being a nerd while in high school. After being educated at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, he was accepted into the prestigious Stanford University. It was at Stanford that he met fellow students Bobby Murphy and Reggie Brown with who he would one day form Snapchat. Spiegel was a product design major and the prototype for Snapchat was started by him and Brown as a project for his classes. Gradually he became more interested in developing the prototype due to which he dropped out before completing his degree. Along with Brown and Murphy he launched the mobile application in 2011 which over the years registered phenomenal growth, making the young man a billionaire. Eventually Brown moved away from the project. Spiegel is known for being a demanding boss; many of his employees hardly last a year in his company. But his refusal to settle for anything less than perfect is what majorly contributes to his company’s tremendous success.
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French Celebrities Born In June

Also Known As: Evan Thomas Spiegel

Age: 34 Years, 34 Year Old Males

Family:

Spouse/Ex-: Miranda Kerr

father: John W. Spiegel

mother: Melissa Ann Thomas

siblings: Caroline Spiegel, Lauren Spiegel

Born Country: United States

CEOs American Men

Height: 6'1" (185 cm), 6'1" Males

Ancestry: German American

Notable Alumni: Crossroads School For Arts And Sciences

U.S. State: California

City: Los Angeles

Founder/Co-Founder: SnapChat

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education: Stanford University, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences

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    What is Evan Spiegel's educational background?

    Evan Spiegel attended Stanford University, where he studied product design. He left school shortly before graduating to focus on developing Snapchat.
  • 2

    How did Evan Spiegel come up with the idea for Snapchat?

    Evan Spiegel came up with the idea for Snapchat while studying at Stanford University. He wanted to create a platform where people could share photos that would disappear after a short period of time.
  • 3

    What is Evan Spiegel's role at Snap Inc.?

    Evan Spiegel is the co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., the parent company of Snapchat. He is responsible for setting the overall direction and strategy of the company.
  • 4

    How has Evan Spiegel impacted the social media industry?

    Evan Spiegel revolutionized the social media industry with the introduction of Snapchat, which popularized the concept of disappearing photos and videos. His innovative ideas have influenced how other platforms approach content sharing.
  • 5

    What are some of Evan Spiegel's notable business strategies?

    Evan Spiegel is known for his focus on product development and user experience. He has also made strategic acquisitions, such as the purchase of Bitmoji and Zenly, to enhance Snapchat's features and user engagement.
Childhood & Early Life
Evan Thomas Spiegel was born on June 4, 1990, in Los Angeles, California. His parents Melissa Ann Thomas and John W. Spiegel are both lawyers. His family was a very affluent one and as a teenager he received a $250 weekly allowance. His parents eventually divorced.
As a teenager he asked his father to buy him a new BMW and on his refusal he moved in with his mother out of protest. She leased him the $75,000 car. His privileged life as a youngster conditioned him to never take a “no” for an answer.
He attended the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica. He also took design classes at the Otis College of Art and Design while still in high school and attended classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
As a student he used to conduct experiments with Photoshop and had an unpaid internship in sales at Red Bull.
After completing high school he joined the prestigious Stanford University in a product design program and was accepted into the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
He met fellow student Bobby Murphy who hired Spiegel for the job of designing an online social network, inspired by the Google Circles. This venture however was a failure.
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Career
The young men did not give up and proceeded to develop what would become their first project: Future Freshman, an online software aimed to help in the management of college admissions by counselors, parents and high school students.
The project started well but could not maintain a steady growth and ended soon after. At around this time Spiegel and Murphy met another student Reggie Brown. The collaboration between the three would prove to be a productive one.
The idea for creating a disappearing pictures app was conceived by Brown and Spiegel decided to start a prototype based on this idea as a project for one of his classes. Soon Murphy became involved as well and the three young men began developing the prototype.
The concept was first floated under the name “Picaboo.” Initially Spiegel’s classmates made fun of his final project as they felt that the idea of impermanent photos was not a feasible one.
The application was re-launched under the name Snapchat in September 2011. Snapchat soon evolved into an image messaging and multimedia mobile application, and early on the team focused on usability and technical aspects.
In May 2012, 25 images were being sent per second on Snapchat and by November, the users had shared over one billion photos on the Snapchat iOS app, with 20 million photos being shared per day. Brown left the organization around this time.
Newer elements like "My Story" feature and the ability to communicate via video chat were added, making the app extremely popular worldwide. The company grew at a phenomenal rate over the years and in 2016, Snapchat hit 10 billion daily video views. By April 2016 it was the top downloaded app in 28 different countries.
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Major Work
Evan Spiegel is the co-founder of Snapchat, an image messaging and multimedia mobile application. The app which provides photo sharing and social networking service is currently used by millions of people worldwide.
Awards & Achievements
In 2013, Spiegel won the Crunchies Best Mobile Application award.
He was honored with the 2015 Eddy Award presented by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) in recognition of his leading role in the development of the LA County economy and in the creation of well-paying jobs for its residents.
Personal Life & Legacy
Evan Spiegel once dated singer Taylor Swift. He began dating super model Miranda Kerr in 2015; he first met her at a Louis Vuitton dinner in New York in 2014.
Facts About Evan Spiegel
Evan Spiegel is an avid collector of rare and vintage cars, with a particular fondness for classic Ferraris.
He once interned at Red Bull, where he gained valuable marketing experience that would later influence his approach to Snapchat.
Evan Spiegel is known for his love of surfing and often takes breaks from his busy schedule to catch waves at his favorite spots around the world.
He is a supporter of various philanthropic causes, including education initiatives and environmental conservation efforts.
Evan Spiegel is fluent in French and has been known to conduct business meetings in the language, showcasing his linguistic skills.

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