Evan Spiegel- The Man Behind Snapchat

After finishing his school, he entered Stanford University in a product design program and then into the Kappa Sigma fraternity, where he met the co-founder, Bobby Murphy. Spiegel was hired by Murphy for the job of designing an online social network, taking an inspiration from the Google Circles, but it failed. However, it earned recognition for Evan, who was perceived by Scott Cook in a guest lecture, followed by a job offer for txtWeb, a project meant to broadcast information from the web over text messages.

He developed his first project with Murphy, Future Freshman, which was online software aimed to help in the management of college admissions by counselors, parents, and high schoolers. Although it started well, yet couldn’t continue for long and then, fate knocked at their door, which was a good-welcomed opportunity by him. 

Reggie Brown, another one from the fraternity house, approached Evan to discuss his desire of deleting an image permanently from the web, which he once shared.

Career

Evan and Murphy developed the basic idea of Snapchat and started working on its development with Brown. Initially, it was named Picaboo, as suggested by Brown, but couldn’t attract any investors’ support. However, due to some flaws and the idea that why one would share an image that disappears led to the downfall for the group.

There is real value in sharing moments that don't live forever. - Evan Spiegel

Brown decided to part his ways and asked for 30% share along with the listing of his contributions with the same. Additionally, the original name was dropped, followed by a cease & desist letter from a company that used the same name.

So, Murphy and Spiegel decided to cut out Brown from the administration and renamed the project to Snapchat with the introduction of few more features.After this, it started attracting some response from young users and eventually, grew into a million dollar company, through many advancements and developments.

Personal Life

Evan Spiegel has been dating the former Victoria's Secret Model Miranda Kerr for over a year. They met in New York at the Louis Vuitton Gala Dinner in 2014 and first appeared as a couple in June  2015.

In July 2016, Miranda confirmed via Social Media that she has indeed accepted his proposal for marriage.

Evan Spiegel at USC Marshall School of Business