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Corcos: Dating Is a Matching Problem, Not a Sales Problem

Sam Corcos · Sam Corcos: Why Founders Should Take as Many VC Meetings as Possible | E1093 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Dec 11, 2023 · at 1:05:55

Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, discusses his systematic and data-driven approach to intentional dating and finding a romantic partner.

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“I think the biggest mistakes that people make is they treat Dating like it's a sales problem rather than a matching problem.”

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