Evan Spiegel

Snapchat CEO on why he gives employees an ‘almost impossible’ task on 1st day: 'Your worst fear...'

Evan Spiegel said that the tactic may seem unfair, but it lays the groundwork for the creativity and critical thinking skills among employees during their tenure at the social media company.

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel shifts focus to AI after reviving Ad business

“There was a recognition that we’d fallen behind the curve on the machine learning side, which, to some degree, was reflected in the business performance,” Spiegel said

Snapchat CEO's 2014 email to Indian-origin techie asking for an internship in 3 points is viral

The format of the email didn't just grab Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel's attention in 2014, it has found admirers even now.

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel says he's 'having fun with' Batman lenses

Snapchat's Evan Spiegel said, 'There are a couple of Batman-related lenses in my carousel right now that I've been having fun with.'

Ajit Mohan to lead Snap's expansion in Asia Pacific: CEO Evan Spiegel

Mohan will lead Snap's business in India, Australia and New Zealand, China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Korea markets.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel’s memo to staff warns of hiring slowdown

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent staff an internal memo warning of a hiring slowdown in response to a “challenging macroeconomic environment.”

Snapchat's India expansion efforts is guiding our community growth in new markets: Evan Spiegel

Snap Inc posted its first-ever quarterly net profit of $22.6 million in Q4 2021, while revenue increased 42% year-on-year (YoY) to $1.3 billion

Snap Inc will not have 'more feet on the street' in India, yet

Though its second largest market globally in terms of user base, monetisation in this country is a challenge, says the firm; is keen that users inculcate its 'value proposition'

How Snapchat is getting photobombed in India by its rivals

So large, and yet, so small — that's India for Snapchat. Over the last year, it has grown by leaps and bounds to over 60 million active users. This should ideally have been an inflection point in India — with the surge in users, and brands warming up, it should have been raining deals for the company. And yet, Snapchat is still a long way from becoming the top choice for advertisers. Unless it innovates quickly, it will fall further behind its rivals

Snap rockets 40% and keeps on flying: Stock opens at $24/share

The company, trading under the ticker SNAP, priced its 200 million share public offering at USD 17 a share on Wednesday. The IPO was 12 times oversubscribed, sources said.

Confident Snap brushes off concerns on 2nd day of IPO roadshow

Snap is targeting a valuation of between USD 19.5 billion and USD 22.3 billion from listing on the New York Stock Exchange in two weeks. It cut its initial target of USD 20 billion-USD 25 billion last week following negative investor feedback.

Snapchat's daily video views triple to 6 bn: Report

Facebook said last week that it had doubled daily video views to 8 billion from 4 billion in April, according to the report, which notes that social networking groups are vying for eyeballs in the fast-growing video segment.

Zuckerberg world's richest individual under 35: Wealth-X

Zuckerberg is joined on the list by fellow Facebook co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, who claimed the second place on the list with an estimated net worth of USD 9.3 billion and Eduardo Saverin who was ranked fourth with an estimated net of USD 5.3 billion. The top-20 list features only six women.