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#22 How To Turn Down A Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story

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Evan Spiegel's Framework for the More Personal Computer

Spiegel claims to have no special knowledge of the way we work as social organisms aside from what he learned as a college student. The brilliance of stories was everything that wasn't in it: No permanence, no fancy editing, no likes, no follower counts, no comments. Snapchat throws another New Year's Eve party. Unlike the previous year's Bash where they simply asked that you not take photos, this year's security confiscated everyone's phones at the doors. Evans' desire for privacy had risen right alongside Snapchat's heightened profile,. deciding our phones were a good trade for the open bar we entered the party.

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