Jonathan Badeen
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And if the other person's interested and or if they're good at it, they're going to be asking you a lot of questions. And at some point, you just really have to figure out like, wait, am I answering too many questions? I should probably be engaging the other person more too and learning.
And if the other person's interested and or if they're good at it, they're going to be asking you a lot of questions. And at some point, you just really have to figure out like, wait, am I answering too many questions? I should probably be engaging the other person more too and learning.
And if the other person's interested and or if they're good at it, they're going to be asking you a lot of questions. And at some point, you just really have to figure out like, wait, am I answering too many questions? I should probably be engaging the other person more too and learning.
Of course. Yeah. No, I think that's important. For me, that comes naturally. I'm somebody who just, you know, that's probably one of my own downfalls. I'm all too eager to share the same information that I'd ask somebody else.
Of course. Yeah. No, I think that's important. For me, that comes naturally. I'm somebody who just, you know, that's probably one of my own downfalls. I'm all too eager to share the same information that I'd ask somebody else.
Of course. Yeah. No, I think that's important. For me, that comes naturally. I'm somebody who just, you know, that's probably one of my own downfalls. I'm all too eager to share the same information that I'd ask somebody else.
Well, first off, it is a cool story, but that's the not quite as true story, which is, you know, I had the epiphany, some basically coming out of the shower, looking at a mirror that was all fogged up and wiping the mirror only to reveal my face. and thus the swipe was born. Um, sounds good. It sounds amazing. It sounds amazing.
Well, first off, it is a cool story, but that's the not quite as true story, which is, you know, I had the epiphany, some basically coming out of the shower, looking at a mirror that was all fogged up and wiping the mirror only to reveal my face. and thus the swipe was born. Um, sounds good. It sounds amazing. It sounds amazing.
Well, first off, it is a cool story, but that's the not quite as true story, which is, you know, I had the epiphany, some basically coming out of the shower, looking at a mirror that was all fogged up and wiping the mirror only to reveal my face. and thus the swipe was born. Um, sounds good. It sounds amazing. It sounds amazing.
I'm sure it's going to be in a movie or something at some point, but, um, it's, it's, uh, it's slightly based upon the real story, which was, I actually would not, I actually came up with it prior to Tinder and I came up with it for a, um, uh,
I'm sure it's going to be in a movie or something at some point, but, um, it's, it's, uh, it's slightly based upon the real story, which was, I actually would not, I actually came up with it prior to Tinder and I came up with it for a, um, uh,
I'm sure it's going to be in a movie or something at some point, but, um, it's, it's, uh, it's slightly based upon the real story, which was, I actually would not, I actually came up with it prior to Tinder and I came up with it for a, um, uh,
flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had been thinking about problems with it, and it really had to do with trying to solve very specific problems, like while you're trying to study for your flashcards while walking to class one-handed, eliminating buttons, and trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong, and all of those sorts of things. And I woke up one morning just
flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had been thinking about problems with it, and it really had to do with trying to solve very specific problems, like while you're trying to study for your flashcards while walking to class one-handed, eliminating buttons, and trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong, and all of those sorts of things. And I woke up one morning just
flashcards, educational flashcards app that I had been thinking about problems with it, and it really had to do with trying to solve very specific problems, like while you're trying to study for your flashcards while walking to class one-handed, eliminating buttons, and trying to indicate whether you got the card right or wrong, and all of those sorts of things. And I woke up one morning just
literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though. And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad.
literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though. And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad.
literally woke up, sat up in bed and was like, Oh my God, I got it. And I had been basically the swipe had been born for this flashcards app. And I was like, I've got to make this thing. You know, it's, this is the best way to make a flashcards app. Fast forward a few months though. And, um, and that's actually when I had met Sean, um, my co-founder, Sean Rad.
And, uh, we were showing each other our work. Um, and I had showed him the flashcards app and all. And then when we ended up making Tinder, um, We just ended up with an interface that was a stack of cards, and it was serendipitous, basically. I ended up throwing the swipe in there. I would never have come up with it for Tinder because I wasn't trying to solve those problems.
And, uh, we were showing each other our work. Um, and I had showed him the flashcards app and all. And then when we ended up making Tinder, um, We just ended up with an interface that was a stack of cards, and it was serendipitous, basically. I ended up throwing the swipe in there. I would never have come up with it for Tinder because I wasn't trying to solve those problems.