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☆ Speed dating is making a comeback
  + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
Speed dating, singles mixers and other group dating parties have made a comeback since the Covid-19 pandemic ended as singles look to get off their screens and meet potential partners in person. Game-based dating events grew 163% in 2023 and athletic dating events like pickleball and spin classes saw a 135% rise on the platform. And it’s never been replicated.”Mixed feelings about dating appsOnline dating was stigmatized for years, but it’s now a primary form of dating. Still, online dating users are divided over whether their experiences on dating apps have been positive. Fifty-three percent of people say their personal experiences have been very or somewhat positive on dating apps, according to Pew.
Persons: Mike Blake, ”, Maria Avgitidis, Z, ” Avgitidis, “, ” Linda de Lucca, ” de Lucca, “ We’ve, it’s, Bumble, Yu Chun Christopher Wong, Justin McLeod, Rachel DeAlto Organizations: New, New York CNN, Valentine’s, Reuters, Baby Boomers, Pew, Financial, Match Group Locations: New York, New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, United States, California, Millennials
☆ Hinge's founder delayed starting a job at McKinsey after college and invested his $12,000 signing bonus into his dating website
  + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Justin McLeod accepted a job offer from the consulting firm McKinsey while in business school. McLeod had invested his $12,000 signing bonus into an idea for a dating website called Hinge. AdvertisementHinge's CEO accepted a job offer from McKinsey while in business school but kept delaying the start date, to work on his idea for a dating website, CNBC Make It reported. "That was kind of the standard job that you got coming out of business school." McLeod explained that his mom was pretty disappointed that she got to tell everyone he was at Harvard Business School, then McKinsey, and then "unemployed and working on a dating website."
Persons: Justin McLeod, McLeod, —, " McLeod Organizations: McKinsey, Service, CNBC, Harvard Business School, Exchange, Group Locations: Fortune
☆ How I built my $400 million-a-year dating app Hinge
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Tasia Jensen | Beatriz Bajuelos Castillo | Marisa Forziati | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow I built my $400 million-a-year dating app HingeIn 2011, Justin McLeod was a Harvard grad student who wanted to solve his dating woes. He invested his own money to start Hinge, a dating platform the company says is "designed to be deleted." What started out as a small company that struggled to compete with now billion-dollar giants like Tinder, has grown to become one of the most popular apps in the dating space. In 2023, Hinge brought in $396 million in revenue.
Persons: Justin McLeod Organizations: Harvard
☆ Hinge founder turned down prestigious job offer out of business school to start $400 million-a-year app instead
  + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +2 min
Through college and Harvard Business School, McLeod had the desire to be an entrepreneur, but "nothing really clicked" for him. The lack of direction led him to accept a consulting job at McKinsey during his second year of business school. "That was kind of the standard job that you got coming out of business school." But his plans quickly changed soon after when he had the idea for a dating website called Hinge. "They finally got word that I had started Hinge and called me up and asked for their money back," he said.
Persons: Justin McLeod, McLeod Organizations: Harvard Business School, McKinsey, CNBC, Match Locations: America
☆ Hinge's founder said in the early days it almost ran out of money. It went on to get acquired by Tinder owner Match Group — here are 5 lessons he learned along the way.
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Lisa Ksienrzyk | Nathan Rennolds | Business Insider Deutschland | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Justin McLeod is the founder and CEO of the dating app Hinge. He told Insider how Hinge got started and five lessons he's learned in his 11 years as a founder. Finally, in the summer of 2018, Hinge sold 51% of its shares to Match Group, the parent company of competitors like Tinder and OkCupid. McLeod said Match Group's takeover quickly helped Hinge grow, with the number of employees rising from about 50 to more than 200. I learned a lot from the mistakes I made from 2011 to 2016," McLeod told Insider.
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