Christian Rudder

Well, I really appreciate y'all inviting me on. I was like, I was telling Lindsay when she let me in. At first I was like, is this a scam? Am I going to get mugged if I show up to this thing? Wait, why? Because I was just like, no, not for, I didn't think it was real.

Well, I really appreciate y'all inviting me on. I was like, I was telling Lindsay when she let me in. At first I was like, is this a scam? Am I going to get mugged if I show up to this thing? Wait, why? Because I was just like, no, not for, I didn't think it was real.

It's just, it has been a while since I've done like any media. And I was like, you know, it was just very extremely flattering.

It's just, it has been a while since I've done like any media. And I was like, you know, it was just very extremely flattering.

And what prompted that? I'm curious. I mean... And you almost have much, much, much, much, especially you, such a thick skin. Like, I just was just like, I just can't deal with Twitter and like all of this stuff, just like people talking at you and about, it just bothered me. So I was like, you know what? I'm good. Okay.

And what prompted that? I'm curious. I mean... And you almost have much, much, much, much, especially you, such a thick skin. Like, I just was just like, I just can't deal with Twitter and like all of this stuff, just like people talking at you and about, it just bothered me. So I was like, you know what? I'm good. Okay.

Yeah, for sure.

Yeah, for sure.

Oh, gosh. So we started OkCupid in 2003, which is obviously so old for the internet. And it actually had its origins, we all worked at SparkNotes, the study guide site before, and we had a little part of SparkNotes called SparkMatch.

Oh, gosh. So we started OkCupid in 2003, which is obviously so old for the internet. And it actually had its origins, we all worked at SparkNotes, the study guide site before, and we had a little part of SparkNotes called SparkMatch.

which was just like, cause we were like spark notes is for kids who aren't doing well in school or like high school, college, like what else can we do to keep them occupied on our website? And so it was just, you know, you look at, you fill out a profile, almost like a bio type of thing, you know, old school and you can just browse human beings instead of like content on the internet.

which was just like, cause we were like spark notes is for kids who aren't doing well in school or like high school, college, like what else can we do to keep them occupied on our website? And so it was just, you know, you look at, you fill out a profile, almost like a bio type of thing, you know, old school and you can just browse human beings instead of like content on the internet.

And that's like, In 1999, that was something that just didn't exist, right? And SparkNotes was super popular. It actually crashed because we didn't know what we were doing. And so we kind of like bookmarked that in our minds. And then when we left SparkNotes, we decided to relaunch OKCupid, or launch OKCupid, which is basically just like the same thing with a different name.

And that's like, In 1999, that was something that just didn't exist, right? And SparkNotes was super popular. It actually crashed because we didn't know what we were doing. And so we kind of like bookmarked that in our minds. And then when we left SparkNotes, we decided to relaunch OKCupid, or launch OKCupid, which is basically just like the same thing with a different name.

And it was just, you know, a place to message and find other people, which in 2003... you couldn't really do online. I used to try to find someone I knew in high school or something in 2002 or 2003 and just couldn't do it.

And it was just, you know, a place to message and find other people, which in 2003... you couldn't really do online. I used to try to find someone I knew in high school or something in 2002 or 2003 and just couldn't do it.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just like chat. Like IRC. Exactly. AOL Messenger. Exactly.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just like chat. Like IRC. Exactly. AOL Messenger. Exactly.

Yeah.

Yeah.