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jul 8, 2011 - Snapchat Issues

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According to documents and deposition statements, Reggie Brown brought the idea for a disappearing pictures application to Evan Spiegel because Spiegel had prior business experience. Brown and Spiegel then pulled in Bobby Murphy, who had experience coding. The three worked closely together for several months, and launched Snapchat as "Picaboo" on the iOS operating system on July 8, 2011. Spiegel and Murphy then decided to "toss Brown out of the company".

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jul 8, 2011
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~ 14 years ago