David Brown

Wolf eyes Andreev skeptically and then crosses her arms defiantly.

Andreev doesn't give up.

What kind of company are you building?

Andreev can tell she's serious.

He's disappointed he can't nab Wolf for Badoo, but he likes the sound of a social brand that caters to women.

So instead, he suggests they keep talking.

Over the next few days, the two take long walks together through London's parks.

Wolf pitches her vision, trying to get his financial backing, while Andreev keeps nudging her back toward the dating world.

In the end, they agree to a partnership.

Andreev pledges $10 million toward Wolf's next company.

He'll take a majority stake, around 79%, while Wolf will be founder and CEO, with a roughly 20% stake.

By early September, as Wolf's refining her vision for her new company, she settles her lawsuit with Tinder.

Tinder doesn't admit wrongdoing, but reportedly pays her $1 million.

She's no longer just a marketing wunderkind.

She's now something else, too.

A woman who publicly challenged powerful men in tech and survived.

And with the encouragement and financial backing of another powerful man in tech, she's about to rejoin that world.

As Wolf and Andreev keep talking, the idea evolves.

Wolf reverses her earlier stance and decides their new company will be a dating app.

Because the more she thinks about it, the more she sees the problem clearly.