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How I Built Resilience: Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble

How I Built This · 19 Sept 2020 · 20m

What this episode covers

Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder of the dating app Bumble, explains how the pandemic accelerated the adoption of the app's video chat feature, shifting user behavior from casual meetups to deeper, video-first connections. She details Bumble's safety mechanisms, including photo verification and blocking tools, which empower women to initiate conversations and verify identities. Herd also discusses how the company leveraged its remote-work infrastructure to scale hiring and maintain culture during the crisis, while Blackstone provided critical support following a majority acquisition.

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companies scaling up

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U.S. Bank, Blackstone
Products
Bumble
Also
Visa

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