The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

• Snapchat CEO: Exact Formula Used To Build A $130 Billion Company! I Said No To $3 Billion From Mark Zuckerberg! It’s Time To Quit Your Job When You Feel This!

  From turning down $3 billion from Facebook to building a $100 billion empire, Evan Spiegel reveals the blueprint behind Snapchat. Evan Spiegel, co-founder & CEO of Snapchat (now Snap Inc.), founded the app while at Stanford and became the youngest billionaire at 25. In this conversation, Evan and Steven cover how Snapchat almost didn’t exist, Evan’s ‘T-Shaped’ leadership style, getting bullied before founding Snapchat, and the harshest day of his CEO journey. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:29 The Dots That Got You Here 03:33 Did You Feel Like You Fitted In? 03:46 When Did Computers First Come In? 05:02 Things Aren’t as Complicated as They Seem 05:28 You Got Bullied 06:09 What Were You Like as a Kid 07:33 Why CEOs Don’t Do Many Podcasts 08:55 Why Did You Choose Product Design? 10:30 Your Class in Entrepreneurship 11:00 Key Lesson From Entrepreneurship Class 12:02 Big Ambitions 13:26 Entrepreneurship in Europe 16:00 Your First Failure 18:00 How to Know When to Quit 18:50 Why Love & Passion Matter 19:19 Launching Early & Getting Feedback Fast 20:39 How Initial Ideas Can Be Wrong 21:37 How You Started Snapchat 27:03 Customer Feedback to Implement 28:36 Raising Capital 29:46 Investor Feedback 30:17 Building a Social Network Sounds Delusional 31:51 Doubting Snapchat's Success 36:19 Quitting University for Snapchat 37:33 Advice for Young Entrepreneurs 39:27 Are Job Titles Limiting Creativity? 40:34 Hierarchy Issues in Companies 42:22 Innovating at Snapchat 47:59 Importance of Hiring 49:00 Hiring Mistakes to Avoid 51:06 Leadership Traits of a Perfect Hire 52:25 Being Nice vs. Being Kind 53:52 T-Shaped Leadership 56:44 Advice to Younger Evan 59:39 Embedding Company Culture Early 01:01:51 When Company Culture Dilutes 01:03:35 Company Incentives 01:04:25 Worst Early Advice 01:05:47 How Mark Zuckerberg Approached You 01:10:04 Saying No to That Offer 01:13:13 Youngest Billionaire at 25 01:14:19 Managing Romantic Relationships 01:19:23 Ads 01:20:21 Your LinkedIn Bio Joke 01:22:45 Messaging Zuckerberg When They Copied Features 01:26:57 Should Big Tech Monopolies Be Stopped? 01:29:25 Hardest Day When Copied 01:30:30 Leading in Tough Times 01:31:48 Content Moderation Challenges 01:36:28 Why Meta Rolled Back Moderation Policies 01:39:20 Optimism About America 01:40:08 Social Media & Your Kids 01:42:51 Is TikTok's Ban Good for Snapchat? 01:46:07 Snapchat Going Public 01:48:28 Killing Projects You Loved 01:50:15 How Do You Prioritize? 01:52:23 Ray-Ban Spectacles Launch Reaction 01:53:37 Will Kids Learn From AI? 01:56:34 Tradeoffs With AI 01:58:22 Ads 02:00:35 Snapchat in 2025 02:02:14 Importance of Counsels at Work 02:05:34 When to Listen to Your Team 02:06:22 Work-From-Home Policies 02:08:42 Principles of a Successful Entrepreneur 02:10:18 Managing Stress 02:13:10 Worst Days of Snapchat 02:13:50 Do You Have Imposter Syndrome? 02:15:08 Would You Start Another Tech Company? 02:17:23 Hardest Thing You’ve Overcome 02:18:17 Self-Awareness 02:20:45 Do You Feel Impatient as a Leader? 02:21:35 What Would Your Team Say About You? 02:22:12 What Are You Really Good At? 02:26:55 Biggest Question Entrepreneurs Should Ask Follow Evan: Twitter - https://g2ul0.app.link/hnvyN8X8SRb More about Snap's new glasses - https://g2ul0.app.link/GDzqC6XeTRb Watch on YouTube: https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes Get My Book & Cards: 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook Conversation Cards: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb Follow Me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: LinkedIn Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY Perfect Ted - https://www.perfectted.com (Code: DIARY40) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Moment 205: Neuroscientist Reveals 4 Hacks to Rewire Your Brain For Growth & Success! - Dr Tara Swart

  Your thoughts are more powerful than you think! Neuroscientist Dr. Tara Swart reveals how positive language, visualisation, and certain foods and exercises can supercharge neuroplasticity, rewiring your brain for growth and success. Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/GRR8PSOdTRb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/lY2wnQVdTRb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Dr. Tara Swart - https://www.taraswart.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• EMERGENCY DEBATE: They Lied About The Economy Recovering! Is A Financial Apocalypse Coming?

  Is the economy on the brink of collapse? Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley break down the emergency financial crisis no one is talking about The Diary Of A CEO’s economics debate is joined by 2 experts: Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley. Gary Stevenson is a British economist, former financial trader, and author of The Trading Game. Daniel Priestly is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who has written 5 books on starting and scaling businesses. In this conversation, Gary, Daniel, and Steven discuss topics such as, whether there is a financial apocalypse looming, if both the US and the UK are running out of money, how the next financial crash could be worse than 2008, and why millionaires are fleeing the UK.  00:00 Intro 02:10 Who Is Gary Stevenson? 07:30 Who Is Daniel Priestly? 10:04 The Importance of Economic Freedom 11:56 Who Are We Blaming for the Economic Situation? 13:32 The UK & US Debt We're Carrying From COVID 17:44 Is There Financial Security for Most of Us in 2025? 26:13 What Does Gary Think of Daniel's Views? 28:58 The Current Homeownership Situation 34:21 US vs UK Market With Building Technology 36:38 Taxing Billionaires 41:03 Do You Tax Their Value or the Countries Where They Trade? 45:36 Why Are Millionaires Leaving the UK? 48:49 Stopping Profit Shifting of Companies 52:40 How $10M+ Companies Avoid Taxes 58:01 Where Is the Biggest Amount of Money Going? 01:00:06 How to Bring Big Tech Companies and Entrepreneurs to the UK 01:04:45 Are Tax Evasions Causing Issues With NHS, Education, and Higher Crime? 01:10:31 Why Poor People Are Struggling to Build Wealth 01:19:49 Ads 01:20:53 How to Create Wealth in the Economy 01:37:17 Monopolies 01:40:18 Advice to Younger People 01:45:02 What to Do as a Young Person 01:47:12 Take Action: Play the Cards You Are Dealt 01:51:45 Do We Have Personal Responsibility to Change This? 01:54:05 Is the Current Education System Failing Us? 02:00:56 Inheritance Taxes 02:04:50 Ads 02:10:05 America's Approach to Building Wealth Research Document: https://stevenbartlett.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DOAC-debate-Gary-Daniel-Independent-research.pdf Follow Gary:  YouTube - https://g2ul0.app.link/xdrUsPgERRb  Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/OoThWmfERRb  Follow Daniel: X - https://g2ul0.app.link/3ui4EJjERRb  Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/Wa2RfsaHRRb  Website - https://g2ul0.app.link/jUbxNu8GRRb  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Fiverr - http://fiverr.com/diary with code DIARY WHOOP - https://JOIN.WHOOP.COM/CEO Perfect Ted - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• The Speaking Coach: The One Word All Liars Use! Stop Saying This Word, It's Making You Sound Weak! The More You Do This, The More You Sound Like A Liar!

  How do you communicate like a top lawyer and command respect? Jefferson Fisher reveals the courtroom-tested tricks that win cases AND everyday conversations  Jefferson Fisher is a trial lawyer, communication expert, and host of ‘The Jefferson Fisher Podcast’, where he teaches how to communicate with confidence. He is also the bestselling author of the upcoming book, ‘The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More’.  In this conversation, Jefferson and Steven discuss topics such as, how to make people agree with you instantly, the body language tricks that make you sound powerful, the habits that make you sound like a liar, and how to stop people from walking all over you.  00:00 Intro 02:17 Who Is Jefferson Fisher and What Is His Mission? 02:41 What Is a Trial Attorney? 03:24 My Job Is Convincing People to Believe Me 03:54 Where Jefferson Learned His Skills 04:57 Why Communication Matters 06:48 The Importance of Being a 10/10 Communicator 08:06 Negative Feelings From Poor Communication 09:00 Why Do People Listen to Jefferson? Why Do They Come to Him? 10:01 First Impressions vs. the Next Conversations 11:32 The Pause and Breathing Technique (Actionable) 17:18 Making Others Trust You 22:45 How Insecurities Affect Your Communication 24:24 How to Say Anything With Confidence 28:54 Why You Need to Say Fewer Words 33:00 Having an Assertive Voice 35:50 What Do the Most Successful People Have in Common? 37:19 Say Things to Connect 40:01 Should Our Aim Be to Win the Argument? 42:30 Why Winning the Argument Can Feel Bitter-Sweet 45:31 How to Have an Effective Conversation 52:23 How the Past and Your Identity Can Trigger You 58:50 What to Do When You're Disrespected 1:07:11 Why People Are Rude to You 1:14:50 How to Prepare for Any Difficult Conversation 1:17:28 Pause for a Second When You're Being Disrespected 1:25:50 Ads 1:26:49 The Importance of Body Language 1:30:18 Famous Cases Supporting This Body Language Principle 1:35:54 The Counterintuitive Technique to Win in Life 1:41:04 Become a Master of Small Talk 1:44:39 What I Learned From Abraham Lincoln 1:47:25 You Control the Power of the Tongue 1:49:13 How to Implement All the Tricks and Advice Into Your Life 1:51:09 Ads 1:53:19 How to Say No 2:02:23 Filler Words 2:07:02 What You Say to Your Kid Will Have a Huge Impact 2:10:07 What Would You Tell Your Younger Self? Follow Jefferson:  Instagram - https://g2ul0.app.link/Uh6ulIkkJRb  YouTube - https://g2ul0.app.link/c9fYOfmkJRb  You can pre-order Jefferson’s book, ‘The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More’, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/xO1NLrikJRb  Watch the episodes on Youtube - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACEpisodes  My new book! 'The 33 Laws Of Business & Life' is out now - https://g2ul0.app.link/DOACBook  You can purchase the The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: Second Edition, here: https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb  Follow me: https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Linkedin Ads - https://www.linkedin.com/DIARY Vivobarefoot - https://vivobarefoot.com/DOAC with code DOAC20 for 20% off Perfect Ted - https://www.perfectted.com with code DIARY40 for 40% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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• Moment 204: How To ALWAYS Have Great Sex: The Orgasm Queen, Susan Bratton

  "Orgasm Queen" Susan Bratton reveals the key to better intimacy: start small, build connection, and bring back the fun. From sexy bucket lists to no-pressure cuddles, her advice will help you reignite desire and deepen your bond. Listen to the full episode here - Spotify - https://g2ul0.app.link/0QJE6LDXHRb Apple - https://g2ul0.app.link/aXHeFbyXHRb Watch the Episodes On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/%20TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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