Fighting Sexism & Winning: The Founder Behind The $1Billion Dollar Tech Company Bumble

Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder of Bumble and the first self-made female billionaire on the planet. In this episode, she reveals after leaving Tinder in explosive circumstances, the injustices she faced drove her on to build a better kind of dating app. Topics: 0:00 Intro 02:20 Early context 07:07 How do we follow what we really want? 11:28 What did you want to be when you grew up? 15:58 Your background education 17:30 After university 19:24 Moving into the working world 21:49 The importance of leaning in 24:08 Early marketing tactics for tinder 29:59 Naivety 39:56 What was Tinder like in the early days? 49:34 Your departure from Tinder 58:02 When was your darkest day? 01:06:12 Bumbles current success 01:09:46 Balance 01:13:49 Why did bumble win? 01:19:35 Leadership 01:22:35 How do you staying harmony with yourself 01:24:58 The importance of being vulnerable as a leader 01:27:12 What does a successful 10 years look like for bumble? 01:30:04 The last guest question Whitney: Instagram: http://bit.ly/3UUZR0P Twitter: http://bit.ly/3UWNstj Bumble: http://bit.ly/3EtAgXi Wait list for The Diary: https://bit.ly/3fUcF8q Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Dpmgx5 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3TTvxDf Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3VX3yEw Follow: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3CXkF0d Twitter: https://bit.ly/3ss7pM0 Linkedin: https://bit.ly/3z3CSYM Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/SBExclusiveCommun Intel - http://bit.ly/3UVp3UC Mercedes-Benz - https://bit.ly/3yXTQI1 Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Amex - https://bit.ly/3TATNKc