Visionary:Evan Spiegel
Evan Spiegel
Biography
Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., pioneer of ephemeral messaging and AR.
Category
Entrepreneur
Notable Quotes
On Innovation Cycles and Market Bubbles
"Computing is moving from our desks to our bodies - AR glasses will replace smartphones."
—Evan Spiegel, Snap Partner Summit (2023), April 19, 2023, Los Angeles
On Attention Economy and Information Overload
"The camera is the new keyboard."
—Evan Spiegel, Snap S-1 Filing (2017), February 2, 2017, p. 2
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"Privacy is not about hiding - it's about control over your digital identity."
—Evan Spiegel, Stanford Business School (2019), May 15, 2019, View From The Top
On Human Capital in Age of AI
"AI will make everyone a creative - it removes technical barriers to expression."
—Evan Spiegel, Wall Street Journal Tech Live (2023), October 17, 2023, Laguna Beach
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"Ephemeral content reflects how we actually communicate - not everything needs to be permanent."
—Evan Spiegel, Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit (2018), October 9, 2018, Beverly Hills