Unlike Zuckerberg, who appears to spend his free time reading books, learning Mandarin, and traveling with his wife, Spiegel has always been a partier. Since Snapchat blew up, he's been romantically linked to ladies in Hollywood's upper echelon, including Taylor Swift and recently, model Miranda Kerr. Unlike Zuckerberg, while he may understand computers, he's no geek. His fascination and love for expensive cars ('cars bring me sheer joy,' he wrote to his father in high school, explaining why he deserved to drive a $75,000 BMW) has been well-documented, as has his penchant for expensive hoodies, private vacations, and lavish parties. Spiegel isn't shy about spending money in order to make a splash. Teerapun / Shutterstock He loves the party lifestyle. 'It's not about working harder it's about working the system,' he said.Īt Stanford, he did just that, aggressively networking in order to meet influential people including Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and Intuit co-founder and chairman of the executive committee Scott Cook, who set him up with a job at the tech company while he was still a student. To truly succeed, one must capitalize on it. Who ‘got really, really lucky,’' he said at a Stanford Women in Business conference – he's also quick to point out that privilege isn't everything. If Spiegel is quick to acknowledge his privilege - 'I am a young, white, educated male After graduating from Crossroads, a private high-school in Santa Monica, Calif., Spiegel enrolled at Stanford, his father's alma mater, where he majored in product design. Raised in the ritzy Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, the son of two Ivy League-educated attorneys, Spiegel enjoyed a cushy childhood, full of vacations, expensive cars and large monthly allowances, according to a lengthy profile in LA Weekly. Shutterstock View of the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Palisades, California.

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