163 Quotes by Whitney Wolfe Herd

When I first got started in this whole world of online connecting, we were combating this antiquated stereotype of who used online dating, and we really set out to make it popular with millennials. What I find to be so fascinating now is, I'm seeing an inverse in that trend.

I think we are the first feminist or first attempt at a feminist dating app.

The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution.

I always found it bizarre or strange that there was this unwritten set of rules around how a woman could interact with a man in terms of starting a conversation. While a man traditionally is always expected to make the first move, he risks rejection in a real way.

I'm going to be honest. Up until I started work on Bumble, the 'f-word' scared me. People would ask me if I was a feminist, and I didn't know how to respond. The word seemed to put guys off, but now I realise, who cares?

I knew I was ambitious; I knew I was passionate and that I wanted to change the world in some shape or form, but I had no idea what that might look like.

Be genuine. Put out what you want to receive; that's the same for real life and Tinder.

Sometimes it's good to remember who you are outside of work.

When you can look at failure and say, 'What is the worst case scenario,' it's not as bad as it seems.