Tinder

includes Tinder Gold, Tinder Platinum, Tinder Plus

9 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 19, 2023 by Ravi Mehta · said 50 times in 7 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Jan 19, 2023
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mehta: Hinge acquires users via TV ads while Tinder uses influencer marketing
“Hinge relies a lot on television ads that helps them reach the audience that is likely to use their product. Tinder relies much more on influencer marketing and event based marketing.”
Ravi Mehta Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 30:46 How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
Jan 19, 2023 positive
Opinion
Mehta: Tinder's lightweight design supported LGBTQ community better than other dating apps
“Because of Tinder's very lightweight designs, it's been able to support the LGBTQ community much better than other dating products”
Ravi Mehta Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 41:29 How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
Jan 19, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Mehta: Sending a Super Like on Tinder triples the probability of matching
“If you send that super like they're three times more likely to match with you.”
Ravi Mehta Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 36:08 How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
Jan 19, 2023 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Mehta: Tinder Platinum and Super Like notes stemmed from whale user research
“So there were two things that came out of those conversations. One is Tinder Platinum. So that's a third tier of the product that is a little bit more expensive and then comes with some additional features as well as a bundle of these consumables that you can …”
Ravi Mehta Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 38:31 How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
Jan 19, 2023 neutral
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Mehta: Single-digit percentage of Tinder users drove a la carte microtransaction revenue
“We noticed that a really significant percentage of a la carte revenue, which is microtransactions, was coming from a very small single digit percentage of users.”
Ravi Mehta Jan 19, 2023 ▶ 34:52 How to build your product strategy stack | Ravi Mehta (Tinder, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Outpace)
Aug 25, 2024
Insight
Bier: People download apps to make money, find love, or unplug
“It's like people download apps to make or save money. Examples of that might be like, you know, WhatsApp where, you know, free texting. And then the other reason is to find a mate. So maybe like Tinder or Snapchat, find love. And the third is to unplug from re…”
Nikita Bier Aug 25, 2024 ▶ 43:00 How to consistently go viral: Nikita Bier’s playbook for winning at consumer apps
Sep 19, 2024 neutral
Insight
Schwartz: Tinder Captured Search Intent for Loneliness Rather Than Dating
“They thought of themselves as a dating app, but it's a loneliness solution problem. The answer is a Google search.”
Eli Schwartz Sep 19, 2024 ▶ 1:52:48 Rethinking SEO in the age of AI | Eli Schwartz (SEO advisor, author)
Sep 19, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Schwartz: Tinder’s Early Inbound Organic Traffic Originated From Branded Searches
“All of Tinder's inbound came from the word Tinder.”
Eli Schwartz Sep 19, 2024 ▶ 29:08 Rethinking SEO in the age of AI | Eli Schwartz (SEO advisor, author)
Jan 15, 2026 bullish
Insight
Lessin: ChatGPT chat histories are ideal data for matchmaking apps
“If we're really trying to match up humans, like, call it Tinder T.O., one of the best sources of information to do that is their ChatGPT histories.”
Sam Lessin Jan 15, 2026 ▶ 1:19:31 How to show up in any room with a low heart rate: Silicon Valley’s missing etiquette playbook
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