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Evan Spiegel

What Evan Spiegel thinks about ambition

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Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, which he started in 2011 while studying product design at Stanford.

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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Evan Spiegel has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingNothing is more valuable than focus, and driving focus and prioritization is arguably a CEO's primary role.

    Their wordsAt the same point, there's nothing more valuable than focus. Like focus is, I mean, arguably my primary role in our company is helping to drive focus and prioritization.

    ↗Evan Spiegel, Snapchat: Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Companyyoutube.com 26th of 35 in this recording

  3. Our readingGoing after hard problems is where value is created and what a business's long-term success depends on.

    Their wordsI think it's absolutely essential for us to go after solving hard problems, especially as we look at, like, the long -term success of the, the business. I think that ultimately, like, that is where value is created.

    ↗Evan Spiegel, Snapchat: Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Companyyoutube.com 27th of 35 in this recording