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| He and Robert Murphy, his ] fraternity brother, had previously developed FutureFreshman.com, an online guide to the college applications process. | He and Robert Murphy, his ] fraternity brother, had previously developed FutureFreshman.com, an online guide to the college applications process. | ||
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| In May 2014 Valleywag, a Gawker blog, released a set of emails written by Spiegel during his undergraduate career to fraternity members that were explicitly misogynistic and homophobic in nature.<ref>{{cite news |last=Biddle |first=Sam |url=http://valleywag.gawker.com/fuck-bitches-get-leid-the-sleazy-frat-emails-of-snap-1582604137?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 |title="Fuck Bitches Get Leid," the Sleazy Frat Emails of Snapchat's CEO|newspaper=] |date=May 28, 2014}}</ref> Spiegel later apologized for his actions and attitude towards women at the time the emails were sent, stating, "I'm obviously mortified and embarrassed that my idiotic emails during my fraternity days were made public. I have no excuse. I'm sorry I wrote them at the time and I was jerk to have written them. They in no way reflect who I am today or my views towards women."<ref>{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Andrea |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-snapchat-evan-spiegel-20140528-story.html |title=Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel 'mortified' by leaked frat emails|newspaper=] |date=May 28, 2013}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Evan Spiegel | |
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| Born | Evan Thomas Spiegel (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Occupation | CEO (tech industry) |
| Known for | Co-founder of Snapchat |
Evan Thomas Spiegel (born June 4, 1990) is an American Internet entrepreneur who is the co-founder and CEO of the mobile application Snapchat.
Early life and education
Evan was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Melissa Ann Thomas and John W. Spiegel, who are lawyers. Spiegel grew up in Pacific Palisades, California. He was raised attending an Episcopal church. He was educated at the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, and attended Stanford University. Spiegel took design classes at the Otis College of Art and Design while still in high school and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena the summer before entering Stanford. He also had an unpaid internship in sales at Red Bull. While a student, he worked as a paid intern for a biomedical company, as a careers instructor in Cape Town, South Africa, and at Intuit on the TxtWeb project.
Career
In 2012, Evan left Stanford to focus on Snapchat shortly before completing his degree. While studying product design at Stanford he proposed Snapchat as a class project. Spiegel co-founded the mobile application Snapchat along with Robert Murphy and Reggie Brown. He is the CEO of Snapchat.
He and Robert Murphy, his Kappa Sigma fraternity brother, had previously developed FutureFreshman.com, an online guide to the college applications process.
References
- "Snapchat's Evan Spiegel: Saying no to $3B, and feeling lucky". CNET. CBS Interactive.
- ^ Van Grove, Jennifer (November 26, 2013). "Snapchat's Evan Spiegel: Saying no to $3B, and feeling lucky". CNET.
- http://www.forbes.com/profile/evan-spiegel/?list=billionaires
- "StartupBook » Curated News and Advice for Entrepreneurs » 24-Year Old Snapchat Co-Founder Probably Threw The Best Parties Ever In High School". StartupBook.
- Gene Maddaus. "Snapchat Went From Frat Boy Dream to Tech World Darling. But Will it Last?". L.A. Weekly.
- "Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Lives With His Dad, Doesn't Plan To Leave". Huffington Post. Associated Press. November 2, 2013.
- Matthews, Natalie (November 14, 2013). "Finally, a Tech CEO With Style: A Closer Look at Snapchat's Evan Spiegel". Elle.
- "Evan Spiegel". CrunchBase. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- Colao, J. J. (November 27, 2012). "Snapchat: The Biggest No-Revenue Mobile App Since Instagram". Forbes.
- MacMillan, Douglas (November 20, 2013). "Snapchat CEO: 70% of Users Are Women". Wall Street Journal.