[hbosch]

>I will say that I think he dismisses Snapchat's founders too quickly. Yes, they've been struggling, but they are trying to build a business rather than just integrate with an existing conglomerate.

From yesterday: https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/snapchat-amazon-visual-sea...

I am aware this is not the same as acquisition or total assimilation, but I think it speaks directly to your comments about how Snapchat is trying to create it's business side of things.