Tinder

9 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 16, 2017 by Whitney Wolfe Herd · said 70 times in 10 episodes since 2016 · across every show →

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Everything said about Tinder, oldest first

Oct 16, 2017 neutral
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Wolfe Herd: I did not originate the idea for Tinder
“So Tinder was not my idea. I've never said it was my idea ever. I became a co-founder of Tinder via my marketing contributions and my early involvement in getting it launched and getting it out there.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Oct 16, 2017 ▶ 7:33 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe
Oct 16, 2017 positive
Insight
Wolfe Herd: You can kill confidence, but you cannot kill drive
“What I had realized was you can't kill ambition. You can kill confidence, but you can't kill drive.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Oct 16, 2017 ▶ 17:48 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe
Oct 16, 2017 positive
Opinion
Wolfe Herd: Tinder succeeded by uniquely marketing dating to millennials
“I think where we went in a very unique direction was marketing it to millennials, and I just don't think that had ever been done in a successful way.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Oct 16, 2017 ▶ 8:05 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe
Apr 22, 2019 negative
Insight
Wolfe Herd: Lack of online accountability fuels relentless digital harassment
“The problem was the lack of online accountability that human beings are exposed to every single day, and what it made me realize was that You know, whatever I felt was going on online, this is what goes on on a thirteen-year-old's phone all day, every day.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Apr 22, 2019 ▶ 17:31 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe (2017)
Apr 22, 2019 positive
Opinion
Wolfe Herd: Dating Apps Had Never Successfully Marketed to Millennials Before Tinder
“Where we went in a very unique direction was marketing it to millennials, and I just don't think that had ever been done in a successful way.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Apr 22, 2019 ▶ 8:32 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe (2017)
Apr 22, 2019 neutral
Assertion Supported
Wolfe Herd: I didn't invent Tinder, but marketing earned my co-founder title
“So Tinder was not my idea. I've never said it was my idea ever. I became a co-founder of Tinder via my marketing contributions and my early involvement in getting it launched and getting it out there.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Apr 22, 2019 ▶ 8:00 Bumble: Whitney Wolfe (2017)
Mar 22, 2021 negative
Opinion
McLeod: Hinge became practically identical to Tinder through feature copying
“You know, we were very focused on our competition, and our competition released a feature, and we released a feature, and yeah, they became very, very similar in their appearance, and we were still friends of friends, and so we had this different vibe, but pra…”
Justin McLeod Mar 22, 2021 ▶ 48:12 Hinge: Justin McLeod
Mar 22, 2021 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McLeod: IAC owning Tinder made Hinge the only viable dating startup investment
“Tinder was exploding, and no one could invest in Tinder, because it was owned by IAC. And so the only place that people could put their money as a competitor to Tinder at the time was basically us.”
Justin McLeod Mar 22, 2021 ▶ 47:18 Hinge: Justin McLeod
Jul 17, 2023
Assertion Supported
Simkhai: Blendr launched significantly before Tinder
“No, we predated Tinder by quite some time.”
Joel Simkhai Jul 17, 2023 ▶ 55:39 Grindr: Joel Simkhai
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