Tinder

5 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 27, 2023 by Reid Hoffman · across every show →

Everything said about Tinder, oldest first

Oct 27, 2023 positive
Assertion Supported
Bumble grew to 50 million users and $200 million in revenue
“After leaving Tinder, she founded another dating app, Bumble, which has grown to fifty million users and two hundred million dollars in revenue.”
Reid Hoffman Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 6:12 Small changes with big impact (with Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd) | Masters of Scale
Oct 27, 2023
Insight
Tech founders are inherently responsible for how users use their products
“What I learned from my time at Tinder was the minute you encourage someone to use a piece of technology, You are inherently responsible.”
Whitney Wolfe Herd Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 12:55 Small changes with big impact (with Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd) | Masters of Scale
Oct 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Tinder originally used heart and X buttons, not the famous swipe
“Okay, the famous Tinder swipe, that wasn't actually in the very first versions of Tinder, but the novel mechanism that required users to both like each other was there. People tapped a green heart for yes and a red X for no.”
Reid Hoffman Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 9:58 Small changes with big impact (with Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd) | Masters of Scale
Oct 27, 2023 neutral
Assertion Supported
Tinder reached one billion daily swipes within two years of launching
“Within two years of launching, it was processing a billion swipes per day”
Reid Hoffman Oct 27, 2023 ▶ 10:47 Small changes with big impact (with Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd) | Masters of Scale
Jun 27, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Rascoff: Gen Z aged 18-24 is the primary user base for Tinder and Hinge
“Gen Z, 18 to 24, is the primary user of Tinder, Hinge, and our other apps.”
Spencer Rascoff Jun 27, 2025 ▶ 22:25 Why co-ownership changes luxury real estate (w/ Spencer Rascoff & Austin Allison) | Masters of Scale
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