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Jan 2025
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"Do You Want To Know Why I Chose Disappe...

MO ISLAM
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Evan Spiegel is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular multimedia messaging app Snapchat. The app, launched in 2011, revolutionized social media by introducing disappearing messages and creative visual tools like filters and lenses. Under Spiegel’s leadership as CEO, Snap Inc. has grown into a global company with innovative products such as Spectacles and augmented reality technologies. Recognized for his forward-thinking approach, Evan has become one of the youngest billionaires in the world, known for reshaping how people communicate digitally.

On this episode, Evan and Mo discussed Snapchat’s unique popularity in Saudi Arabia, Augmented Reality, Snapchat's inaugurating their new office in Riyadh and Evan’s admiration for the late great Kobe Bryant.

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