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Assertion Supported
Spiegel: Studies prove Snapchat boosts well-being unlike Instagram and TikTok
“What's fascinating is when Snapchat is studied separately from social media, there's study after study, independent studies that show that Snapchat makes a positive impact on people's friendships, on their wellbeing, that is fundamentally Different from social…”
Evan Spiegel Apr 12, 2026 ▶ 1:45:44 Evan Spiegel, Snapchat: Building a Multi-Billion Dollar Company
Opinion
Iovine: Music streaming services risk obsolescence by restricting artist communication
“So the streaming services, to me, are minutes away from being obsolete because of that. You can't rub against the artist like that. You just can't. You gotta give them what they want. They're driving this ship.”
Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 6:22 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre
What-if
Leone: Meta might not exist today without its Instagram acquisition
“Think of what Meta would be Without Instagram. That company might be gone.”
Doug Leone Aug 30, 2026 ▶ 32:10 How to Dominate for Decades | Doug Leone, Sequoia Capital
Insight
Iovine: The recorded music industry is allergic to owning end-user relationships
“Instagram does. TikTok does. MTV did. Constantly, the music, the streaming services do. For some reason, the music industry is allergic to a customer. Okay. And I don't know why, but they don't have a end user.”
Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 46:15 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre
Disclosure
Sequoia closed its Instagram investment just days before the Facebook acquisition
“We closed the investment in Instagram on a Thursday, and he sold it on a Sunday. Great IR, but we didn't make any money, really.”
Doug Leone Aug 30, 2026 ▶ 32:19 How to Dominate for Decades | Doug Leone, Sequoia Capital
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