Sean Rad

And it was an expiring 24 hour moment and people could reply to it and your matches could be like, oh, you know, great. And we all love the product so much that we were like, you know what? Maybe this could be for friends. Maybe we let Tinder be more than just romantic connections. Maybe you can add your friends and you can share moments with your friends.

And it was an expiring 24 hour moment and people could reply to it and your matches could be like, oh, you know, great. And we all love the product so much that we were like, you know what? Maybe this could be for friends. Maybe we let Tinder be more than just romantic connections. Maybe you can add your friends and you can share moments with your friends.

And it was an expiring 24 hour moment and people could reply to it and your matches could be like, oh, you know, great. And we all love the product so much that we were like, you know what? Maybe this could be for friends. Maybe we let Tinder be more than just romantic connections. Maybe you can add your friends and you can share moments with your friends.

So we started, we sort of tried to shift from a dating product to a social network. And we very quickly learned we have no business doing that. Our brand, our mission, our thesis is very much about creating new connections, introducing you to someone new. We weren't in the business of connecting you with your friends. And our users didn't want that.

So we started, we sort of tried to shift from a dating product to a social network. And we very quickly learned we have no business doing that. Our brand, our mission, our thesis is very much about creating new connections, introducing you to someone new. We weren't in the business of connecting you with your friends. And our users didn't want that.

So we started, we sort of tried to shift from a dating product to a social network. And we very quickly learned we have no business doing that. Our brand, our mission, our thesis is very much about creating new connections, introducing you to someone new. We weren't in the business of connecting you with your friends. And our users didn't want that.

At some point, we also said, hey, let's create an app to help you make friends. And we very quickly learned that no one wants to open an app to make friends. Like, that's a very desperate, weird experience. And then we said, well, could we apply Tinder's mechanism to business connections? And then we quickly learned, well, no one wants to swipe and match and make new business connections.

At some point, we also said, hey, let's create an app to help you make friends. And we very quickly learned that no one wants to open an app to make friends. Like, that's a very desperate, weird experience. And then we said, well, could we apply Tinder's mechanism to business connections? And then we quickly learned, well, no one wants to swipe and match and make new business connections.

At some point, we also said, hey, let's create an app to help you make friends. And we very quickly learned that no one wants to open an app to make friends. Like, that's a very desperate, weird experience. And then we said, well, could we apply Tinder's mechanism to business connections? And then we quickly learned, well, no one wants to swipe and match and make new business connections.

Yeah, it was a reminder. I think the more we scaled, the lesson was always focus. Focus on your mission. Focus on what you're good at. Stop trying to be something you're not. Every company needs to continuously fucking relearn. It's like even when Steve Jobs left Apple and he came back, what did he do? He killed a bunch of products because he said, we have no business doing these other products.

Yeah, it was a reminder. I think the more we scaled, the lesson was always focus. Focus on your mission. Focus on what you're good at. Stop trying to be something you're not. Every company needs to continuously fucking relearn. It's like even when Steve Jobs left Apple and he came back, what did he do? He killed a bunch of products because he said, we have no business doing these other products.

Yeah, it was a reminder. I think the more we scaled, the lesson was always focus. Focus on your mission. Focus on what you're good at. Stop trying to be something you're not. Every company needs to continuously fucking relearn. It's like even when Steve Jobs left Apple and he came back, what did he do? He killed a bunch of products because he said, we have no business doing these other products.

This isn't in the DNA and the soul of the company. So I think when you get bigger and you have more money and you have more resources, you fall in this trap of, oh, we could do more things. But you have to stop and ask yourself, just because we can, do we have any business doing those things? Does that map to our core competencies?

This isn't in the DNA and the soul of the company. So I think when you get bigger and you have more money and you have more resources, you fall in this trap of, oh, we could do more things. But you have to stop and ask yourself, just because we can, do we have any business doing those things? Does that map to our core competencies?

This isn't in the DNA and the soul of the company. So I think when you get bigger and you have more money and you have more resources, you fall in this trap of, oh, we could do more things. But you have to stop and ask yourself, just because we can, do we have any business doing those things? Does that map to our core competencies?

Is that why the thousands of employees we have actually joined this company? And if you're going to change that vision, there better be a very good reason. And it's got to be bottoms up. It's got to be start with because your users are asking for that. None of our users ask for a friend-making app or a business-making app.

Is that why the thousands of employees we have actually joined this company? And if you're going to change that vision, there better be a very good reason. And it's got to be bottoms up. It's got to be start with because your users are asking for that. None of our users ask for a friend-making app or a business-making app.

Is that why the thousands of employees we have actually joined this company? And if you're going to change that vision, there better be a very good reason. And it's got to be bottoms up. It's got to be start with because your users are asking for that. None of our users ask for a friend-making app or a business-making app.

It was highly effective. Our perspective on paid features was the only reason we would charge you is if charging you for that feature made the ecosystem better. Meaning if we gave that capability to free to everyone, it would actually dilute the quality of the ecosystem. The first feature we launched that really started making a lot of money was the super link.

It was highly effective. Our perspective on paid features was the only reason we would charge you is if charging you for that feature made the ecosystem better. Meaning if we gave that capability to free to everyone, it would actually dilute the quality of the ecosystem. The first feature we launched that really started making a lot of money was the super link.