Q&A with Evan Spiegel on why distribution is now the most important moat in consumer tech, investing in Specs, 2026 as a “crucible” moment for Snap, and more
Snap's co-founder on why only two consumer apps broke through in 15 years, how every major Snapchat feature was cloned …
Interviews with current and former Snap staff detail Evan Spiegel's efforts to revive Snap, his divisive AR headset bet, high senior staff turnover, and more
Snapchat creator's ambitions in augmented reality and online advertising hit by growing strength of arch-rival Meta
Snap names former Google Pay executive Pulkit Trivedi as its India head and gives greater autonomy to local leadership in a market where Snapchat has 200M+ MAUs
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Didi, Kuaishou, Huawei, TikTok, and other Chinese tech companies are expanding in Latin America and poaching talent from each other, as competition intensifies
then Snapchat started poaching people from Kwai.” @dandiba & @megatobin1 for @restofworld https://restofworld.org/... Daniela Dib / @dandiba : As specialized tech talent is scarce in Latam, there's a ...
Memo: on top of cutting 20% of its staff, Snap is canceling its original shows, in-app games, and several other projects; layoffs could save $500M annually
Snapchat's original shows, in-app games, and camera drone are no more — Snap is laying off around 20 percent of its more than 6,400 employees …
A book excerpt from Sarah Frier's No Filter covers how Mark Zuckerberg's jealousy held back Instagram and drove off founders, who gradually lost independence
Over the past decade, Instagram has become an engine of commerce and cultural influence with few peers—aside from its parent company … Tweets: @sarahfrier , @kylerhasson , and @sarahfrier Tweets: Sara...
Sources: Evan Spiegel spends most board meetings looking at his phone and messaging on Snapchat, seemingly dismissive of some members' “short term” concerns
not to worry about short term stock price fluctuations http://www.theinformation.com/ ... http://twitter.com/... Casey Newton / @caseynewton : “Mr. Spiegel, who spends most board meetings looking at h...
Sources: Snap's Evan Spiegel promoted Kristen O'Hara as Chief Business Officer, then changed his mind two days later, hiring an Amazon exec; O'Hara has departed
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg : Tweets: @sarahfrier , @sub8u , @ohmdee , @karissabe , @carnage4life , @caseynewton , and @mdudas Tweets: Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : Evan Spiegel offered Kristen O'Hara the ...
Kevin Systrom had the CEO title, but Zuckerberg controlled Instagram's destiny, with unwavering focus on building a great business, not simply a great product
Bloomberg Nitasha Tiku / Wired : With Instagram Cofounders Out, It's Facebook All the Way Down Catherine Clifford / CNBC : How a cheap plastic camera on a trip to Italy inspired Instagram, according t...
Evan Spiegel talks about Snapchat redesign, going public, and Facebook copying its key innovations at Code Conference
Snap's CEO weighs in on Facebook's long history of copying him — Evan Spiegel publicly addressed Facebook's longstanding practice of copying his company's products Tuesday …