What is the best way to get over a heartbreak? For Justin McLeod that was creating one of the world’s most popular dating apps.
Justin McLeod is the CEO and founder of the dating app Hinge, which has over 20 million users and sets up a date every 3 seconds.
In this conversation Justin and Steven discuss topics, such as overcoming addiction, early stigma ar ... Show More
Jul 16
Leading Cancer Researcher: They’re Ignoring My Research, Cancer Patients Must Know This!
1,700 Americans will die from cancer today. 70 every single hour. Professor Thomas Seyfried says it doesn't have to be this way, and that mainstream oncology has misunderstood cancer for 100 years. Thomas Seyfried, PhD, is a professor of biology at Boston College and one of the w ... Show More
1h 45m
Aug 2025
Dating is down. So why is Hinge thriving? with CEO Justin McLeod
As young people report feeling lonelier and less connected than ever, the dating app Hinge is driving its users into real life, human experiences. CEO Justin McLeod returns to Rapid Response to share how the platform is combating digital fatigue amongst users, as well as navigati ... Show More
26m 7s
May 2023
Hinge: Justin McLeod (2021)
In 2010, Justin McLeod was in business school, still trying to get over a bad breakup that had happened years before. Determined to solve his own problem and convinced that the best way to meet people was through friends of friends, he built an app to replicate that experience. G ... Show More
1h 32m
Jul 2025
Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge
Hinge founder and CEO Justin McLeod joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, Justin describes Hinge’s new initiatives around intentional dating.First, Jessica in Toronto, Canada asks about opening new markets for her self-guided myst ... Show More
39m 46s
Aug 2025
ReThinking: The future of finding love with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd
What will dating look like in the age of AI? Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble, the popular dating app that has helped millions of people meet their match. In this episode, Whitney chats with Adam about her vision for the future of dating online and offline, her ... Show More
35m 37s
Oct 2024
From Swipe to Scale: How Tinder Became #1
<p>In 1995, just 2% of couples met online. Today, that number has surged to over 50%, making online dating the top way couples connect.</p><p>In this episode, a16z General Partner Andrew Chen chats with Tinder founder Sean Rad about how he built an app that changed culture. Sean ... Show More
28m 32s
Feb 2023
The science of finding a partner
Logan Ury, a behavioral scientist at the dating app Hinge, says making dating decisions based on initial chemistry alone is a losing battle. In this episode, dating coach Damon Hoffman speaks with Ury about her book, How to Not Die Alone.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ... Show More
19m 43s
Feb 2021
F*** The Spark: The Science Of Finding A Partner
Logan Ury, a behavioral scientist at the dating app Hinge, says making dating decisions based on initial chemistry alone is a losing battle. In this episode, dating coach Damona Hoffman speaks with Ury about her new book, How to Not Die Alone.See pcm.adswizz.com for information a ... Show More
20m 10s
Sep 2023
All Things Dating Apps With Head of Communications at OKCupid, Michael Kaye
Maybe you’re single or coupled, but you hear tons of conversations from your single friends about the struggle of navigating today’s dating landscape. Between the shift to more tech involvement in our lives, a global pandemic, and a social epidemic where many of us struggle to co ... Show More
49m 15s