# How I Built Resilience: Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2020-09-19
- Length: 20m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=0) Introduction: Whitney Wolfe Herd and Bumble's Resilience
- [3:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=236) Bumble's Core Mechanism: Women Initiating Conversation
- [5:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=359) The Pandemic Surge in Video Chat Usage
- [13:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=829) Safety Features: Photo Verification and Blocking
- [15:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=918) Business Durability and Remote Work Strategy
- [19:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2020-09-19-how-i-built-resilience-whitney-wolfe-herd-of-bumble#t=1161) Success Stories and the Future of Connection

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Bumble (product)
- U.S. Bank (company)
- Visa (other)
- Blackstone (company)

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