Evan Spiegel

5 statements across 4 episodes · 1 bullish · 3 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Oct 27, 2023 by Dave Morin · across every show →

Everything said about Evan Spiegel, oldest first

Oct 27, 2023 positive

Opinion

Morin: Evan Spiegel is one of the best product leaders on Earth

“Evan is one of the best product guys on earth.”

Dave Morin Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 12:23 #20: The New Founder Mindset: The End of the Product-Focused CEO · More or Less Podcast

Oct 27, 2023 bearish

Opinion

Sam Lessin: Snap is a shitty company because Evan Spiegel lacks focus

“I think one of the reasons Snap is such a shitty company Is because Evan has too fertile a mind for new products. They're constantly making new shit and not refining what works.”

Sam Lessin Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 22:50 #20: The New Founder Mindset: The End of the Product-Focused CEO · More or Less Podcast

Sep 6, 2024 negative

Opinion

Lessin: Evan Spiegel's founder mode leadership at Snap has been a disaster

“You know, Evan Spiegel seems like he operates in founder mode. It's been a disaster, right?”

Sam Lessin Sep 6, 2024 ▶ 18:49 #63: 'Nasty' Founder Mode · More or Less Podcast

Nov 1, 2024 neutral

Assertion Not yet assessed · timeframe Nov 2024

Morin: Spiegel warned that simplifying Snap's user experience will hurt metrics

“Evan gave the guidance that this will hurt our numbers, but we don't care because we're, we want to, you know, go for a better experience for the people that are our core user base and trade off the other way.”

Dave Morin Nov 1, 2024 ▶ 25:05 #71: Big Tech Earnings and the AI Revolution · More or Less Podcast

Jun 6, 2025 bearish

Opinion

Sam Lessin: Snap's $14B market cap is too small for AR hardware

“You cannot play today's game with a fourteen billion dollar market cap. It's just not possible, right? Like he doesn't have the resources.”

Sam Lessin Jun 6, 2025 ▶ 28:00 #102: Snap Spectacles, Build-A-Bear, and the Myth of the Everything App · More or Less Podcast

Evan Spiegel

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