Business Wars

Facebook vs Snapchat - Children of Privilege | 2

Oct 7, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg, bored in high school, is on the brink of creating a tech revolution while Evan Spiegel enjoys a party-filled Stanford life. Their privileged backgrounds mold them into innovators facing off in the social media arena. Entrepreneurial risks escalate as Spiegel drops out to chase his vision for Snapchat, igniting a rivalry with Facebook. As Zuckerberg tries to replicate Snapchat's unique features, legal dramas add extra tension to their fierce competition, highlighting the unpredictable nature of technology's evolution.

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Episode notes

Intro

5min

Children of Privilege: The Rise of Two Tech Founders

13min

Dropping Out for Innovation: A Bold Leap into Entrepreneurship

3min

The Rise of Competition: Facebook's Poke vs. Snapchat

8min

Tensions Rise: Lawsuits and Offers in the Social Media Battle

2min

It's the new millennium and Mark Zuckerberg is bored in high school. He's a prodigious student so smart he's already taking graduate level coding classes at Mercy College. Soon, he's going to build a product that will change the Internet forever. Now he just has to graduate high school.

Evan Spiegel, meanwhile, grows up rich and spoiled. He parties his way through high school and lands in a fraternity at Stanford. But things are about to get serious for Spiegel as Zuckerberg reaches out.

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