Evan Spiegel, 24-year-old co-founder of Snapchat, showcases many exemplary traits that makes him an incredible entrepreneur.
Spiegel grew up in Pacific Palisades, California in a very successful environment because his parents were both outstanding lawyers.
He attended Stanford University, where he studied product design. Spiegel proposed Snapchat as a class project which quickly became a hit. In 2012, he dropped out to focus on Snapchat with only 3 classes left before he could have completed his degree.
On Snapchat.com the description says, “Enjoy fast and fun mobile conversation. Snap a photo or video, add a caption, and send it to a friend. They’ll view it, laugh, and then the Snap disappears form the screen – unless they take a screenshot.” This is not only creative but innovative. Over 700 million Snaps are sent each day.
Spiegel at the age of 23 turned down a $3 billion purchase by Facebook. He is proof that real success comes from taking big risks.
Spiegel is an inspiration to all young entrepreneurs because he demonstrated that if you are passionate about something and you work hard anything is possible.
I feel that snapchat has revolutionized the way that we communicate with others through pictures and a few simple words. It was genius for Spiegel to invent this idea and I bet that he wouldnt have guessed how successful his idea was going to be when he first started snapchat. Him turning down offers to sell his company shows that he has confidence that he will be able to grow snapchat and he is passionate about his work.
As a avid snapchat user, it was very interesting to see the story of how it all began. He is truly so innovative and really put a twist on how we communicate with each other. I think that Evan has a bright future ahead of him as an entrepreneur. I am curious to see with what he comes up with next.
It takes extreme courage and faith in your product to drop out of college, especially when you only have 3 classes left! And when Facebook offers you $3 million dollars and you say no, that proves commitment. Evan is an inspiration and a prime example of what happens when you are willing to take risks.
I have to admit, I have used snap chat. Almost everyone I know uses snap chat. However honestly, I don’t really see the point of it. It’s like taking a picture and sending it to a friend, but the only thing is that it disappears after a few seconds. However, if you want to keep the picture forever, you can screen shot it.
While I don’t really see the attraction to the product, I know for a fact that is is a successful APP within the app store, and nearly everyone I know uses it.
Something can be learned from the fact that while there is often many needs for many new products, that doesn’t always mean that people aren’t just looking for something fun to be a part of or explore with friends. This app is an example of that. It isn’t really solving a problem, or making something more efficient, it is simply providing a product of fun.
As Jade has expressed, snap chat can seem kind of pointless to a lot of people, myself included. What’s impressive about the product, though, is that even people who think that it’s pointless may use the app anyway, I know from personal experience.
When I was at a graduation party this summer, my friend’s made my put the app on my phone, and even though I rarely send pictures from it, I receive several on a day to day basis. In some cases, snap chat is the only form of communication that I have had with certain people since arriving on campus.
For a product to have the kind of power that snap chat does, to get people to download it even when it seems silly, that’s a successful product, in my opinion. I don’t know if I would follow Spiegal’s example, though, because he really had no indication that it would be as successful as it is, and he was taking a huge risk, especially when he only had three classes left.
I think this such a cool idea because even though it seems very silly and pointless people are extremely attracted to it and have integrated it into their everyday lives. Having read stuff on Evan Spiegel before it is a shame to know the founder is very juvenile and rude most of the time but its interesting to note being a nice guy isn’t always a key characteristic of a successful entrepreneur.
I have never gotten into the SnapChat world, but completely understand why the demand for this app has been and will continue to be so high. This generation puts high value on quick concise communication which SnapChat provides a great platform.