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The Founders S piegel grew up in the wealthy Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, and he’s not shy in sharing that his upbringing gave him a leg up in the business world. Siegel’s parents, both attor- neys, divorced when he was just 17, at which time court docu- ments recorded that he requested $2,000 per month in living expenses. Spiegel claims that family connections allowed him to go to Stanford, where he rubbed elbows with future Silicon Valley tech leaders and other influential people. At a conference in 2013, Spiegel attributed part of his good fortune and success simply

Stanford University: birthplace of Snapchat (among others!).

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