Shark Tank Star Chris Sacca’s Missed Opportunity With Snapchat Proves You Should Read Your Email
Billions of dollars could be awaiting you in your inbox.
Snap Inc. had a pretty successful first day on the New York Stock Exchange. More than 200 million shares were traded, and at the end of business on Thursday, the stock was $24.48 and the company’s clocked in at $28 billion.
One person who did not receive a payday in the IPO was Shark Tank‘s Chris Sacca — for one very quotidian reason. He never responded to an email from Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy.
I know one person who isn’t getting rich in the Snapchat IPO. Hint: the guy who didn’t reply to this email.
— Chris Sacca (@sacca)
Congrats to everyone at !
Related: 20 Crazy New Things We Learned About Snap
Sacca previously spoke to CNBC about how, when the founders initially brought the idea to him, he didn’t see the . “The Snapchat guys came up to me after a talk once, and I said I’m really flattered but the pics of your junk…really? So I passed. Later I told my business partner ten years younger than I am and he lost his mind. … That probably cost me a billion dollars or two.”
Yet another reason to clear out your inbox — and listen to people with different perspectives. Otherwise, you could miss out on an opportunity that could seriously pay off down the line.
Snap Inc. had a pretty successful first day on the New York Stock Exchange. More than 200 million shares were traded, and at the end of business on Thursday, the stock was $24.48 and the company’s clocked in at $28 billion.
One person who did not receive a payday in the IPO was Shark Tank‘s Chris Sacca — for one very quotidian reason. He never responded to an email from Snap co-founder Bobby Murphy.
I know one person who isn’t getting rich in the Snapchat IPO. Hint: the guy who didn’t reply to this email.
— Chris Sacca (@sacca)
Congrats to everyone at !
Related: 20 Crazy New Things We Learned About Snap
Sacca previously spoke to CNBC about how, when the founders initially brought the idea to him, he didn’t see the . “The Snapchat guys came up to me after a talk once, and I said I’m really flattered but the pics of your junk…really? So I passed. Later I told my business partner ten years younger than I am and he lost his mind. … That probably cost me a billion dollars or two.”
Yet another reason to clear out your inbox — and listen to people with different perspectives. Otherwise, you could miss out on an opportunity that could seriously pay off down the line.
