Evan Spiegel

I'm not a great manager; I try to be a great leader. And for me, that's been going through a process of not how to be a great CEO but how to be a great Evan, and that's really been the challenge. ”

If we take a step back and look at what Snapchat is, it all starts with the camera. ”

The intent to preserve and capture something is very different from the urge to share, but they had become intertwined. ”

I just try really hard to be me, and sometimes that means I'm unfiltered. I try to give people myself because I think making a great product is being in touch with how you feel about things and being able to express things. I really hope I can stay in touch with how I feel about things and I'm able to express that. ”

Conforming happens so naturally that we can forget how powerful it is. But the thing that makes us human are those times we listen to the whispers of our soul and allow ourselves to be pulled in another direction. ”

I text nonstop, and I love emoji. I'm also on the phone quite a bit for work - probably more than 10 calls per day. ”

Someone will always have an opinion about you. Whatever you do won't ever be enough. So find something important to you. Find something that you love. ”

Snapchat really has to do with the way photographs have changed. Historically, photos have always been used to save really important memories: major life moments. But today... pictures are being used for talking. ”

I am a young, white, educated male. I got really, really lucky. And life isn't fair. ”

The fun thing about Snapchat is really the surprise and the joy that comes from learning how to use it. ”