Ephemeral should be the default.

It would be better for everyone if we deleted everything by default and saved the things that are important to us.

Generally speaking, the people who come to work at Snapchat believe in personal growth. It's part of why Snapchat's stories are ephemeral, because you will be a different person tomorrow.

The fun thing about Snapchat is really the surprise and the joy that comes from learning how to use it.

There is real value in sharing moments that don't live forever.

People started conceiving of their friends as networking tools, like, 'Friend me so you can be friends with someone else,' or, 'The more people you know, the more networked you are.' But we see real value in having a fun conversation with your friends.