What Happened?
Venice, CA-based Snapchat has Appointed Bobby Murphy as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Experience a unique way to share life with friends. Snap a photo or a video, add a caption, and send it to a friend (or maybe a few). They`ll view it, laugh, and then the snap disappears from the screen - unless your friend takes a screenshot! The image might be a little grainy, and you may not look your best, but that`s the point. It`s about the moment, a connection between friends, and not just a pretty picture. The allure of fleeting messages reminds us about the beauty of friendship - we don`t need a reason to stay in touch.
About the Person
Bobby Murphy is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Snapchat, Inc. He leads the development team in updating and improving the Snapchat app, and assists with hiring new programmers. Murphy met co-founder Evan Spiegel when he was a junior in college and the pair collaborated on Future Freshman, LLC. This was their first opportunity to work together, and they realized quickly that they made a great team. Their next project was Snapchat, which they launched the year after Bobby graduated. Since Snapchat is a no-revenue app, Bobby worked as an engineer at Revel Systems designing point-of-sale software for the iPad and iPhone to fund their project until they got Snapchat on the app store. Bobby received a bachelor of science degree in mathematical and computational science from Stanford University. He serves on the Stanford Alumni Association Board of Directors and likes to play video games against his friends.
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