Today we're interviewed the CEO of Snap and the founder of Snapchat Evan Spiegal.

00:00 Intro
01:45 Reflecting on the fires
02:58 Snap Spectacles and AR
05:18 How Evan deals with companies copying Snapchat
08:25 Inventing Stories
10:18 Thoughts on Creators
11:28 Why does Snapchat open to the camera and not the feed?
14:16 Who is the model citizen creator for Snapchat?
15:50 Stories vs Spotlight
17:45 The challenges of vertical video revenue sharing
19:19 Is Snap thinking about long form content?
20:14 Evan’s perspective on the greater media landscape
25:00 How much $ can you make on Snapchat?
26:22 How discovery works on Snapchat
28:17 The TikTok ban
29:42 Snap’s relationship with the US government
32:55 What did the rise of Snapchat feel like?
35:30 More thoughts on AR
40:48 What does the future of computing look like?
42:19 What should creators be focusing on?
43:35 What makes Snapchat so popular with Gen Z and Gen Alpha?
45:10 What is Snap’s biggest challenge right now?
46:20 What’s it like being the CEO?
48:03 Learning about human nature through product design
51:28 Evan’s regrets concerning TikTok
54:12 Working with a partner
59:00 Colin and Samir dissect the conversation

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