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 navigating the risks and opportunities of AI in online dating. McLeod also explores Hing ... Show More
Oct 8
Building a marketplace from scratch, with Hipcamp founder Alyssa Ravasio
Alyssa Ravasio loves using ‘coyote trickster energy’ to get more people to put down their technology. Her camping marketplace, Hipcamp, has grown into the largest source for booking campsites on public and private land. She talks with host Jeff Berman about scaling the company, l ... Show More
32m 2s
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
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
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 2025
First Time Founders with Ed Elson – This Founder Wants to Help Men Have More Sex
Ed speaks with Angus Barge, co-founder and CEO of Mojo, an AI coach for dating, sex, and relationships. They discuss some of the problems that men experience in the bedroom, why medicine doesn’t always address the root cause of sexual issues, and his advice for young men who are ... Show More
40 m
Feb 2024
Conversation with Lakshmi Rengarajan — Removing the Consumer Mindset from Dating
Lakshmi Rengarajan, a leading researcher on dating and the host of the Later Dater Today podcast, joins Scott to discuss the trends around dating for both old and young people, the importance of “striving,” and how dating apps bring out the worst side of us when it comes to findi ... Show More
47m 59s