Sean Rad

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.

So we wanted to have this signal that you're not just someone I swiped right on, you're extra special. It's sort of like in the real world, I can walk up to someone and say, hey, what's up? Or I can walk up to someone and maybe this might not be a good idea and say, you know what? Like, I feel this strong connection. I really like you. Like there was sort of like the next level of romance.

So we wanted to have this signal that you're not just someone I swiped right on, you're extra special. It's sort of like in the real world, I can walk up to someone and say, hey, what's up? Or I can walk up to someone and maybe this might not be a good idea and say, you know what? Like, I feel this strong connection. I really like you. Like there was sort of like the next level of romance.

So we wanted to have this signal that you're not just someone I swiped right on, you're extra special. It's sort of like in the real world, I can walk up to someone and say, hey, what's up? Or I can walk up to someone and maybe this might not be a good idea and say, you know what? Like, I feel this strong connection. I really like you. Like there was sort of like the next level of romance.

That was what the super like was. But if we actually gave it to free, it would have no value. So we gave one free to everyone. And then we charged if you wanted to super like again. What the one free did is it took away the desperation. So someone didn't know, did I use my one free on you or did I actually spend money to get your attention, which could make me look desperate.

That was what the super like was. But if we actually gave it to free, it would have no value. So we gave one free to everyone. And then we charged if you wanted to super like again. What the one free did is it took away the desperation. So someone didn't know, did I use my one free on you or did I actually spend money to get your attention, which could make me look desperate.

That was what the super like was. But if we actually gave it to free, it would have no value. So we gave one free to everyone. And then we charged if you wanted to super like again. What the one free did is it took away the desperation. So someone didn't know, did I use my one free on you or did I actually spend money to get your attention, which could make me look desperate.

So it gave me the sort of excuse like the out, but then I can spend money to buy more super likes and super like more often. But again, charging for that not only allowed us to build better products, it created more revenue, allowed us to fulfill our mission, it built the business, but it also made the product better because it created a new feature where it made sense for us to charge.

So it gave me the sort of excuse like the out, but then I can spend money to buy more super likes and super like more often. But again, charging for that not only allowed us to build better products, it created more revenue, allowed us to fulfill our mission, it built the business, but it also made the product better because it created a new feature where it made sense for us to charge.

So it gave me the sort of excuse like the out, but then I can spend money to buy more super likes and super like more often. But again, charging for that not only allowed us to build better products, it created more revenue, allowed us to fulfill our mission, it built the business, but it also made the product better because it created a new feature where it made sense for us to charge.

Look, I don't subscribe to anything that's elitist. I think in many ways, a lot of these dating apps are elitist. Living in a world where one person or one group is better than another. Bumble is elitist. Why, you know, women go first. Women have all the control. Why? Actually, I'm not even sure that's good for women. It was always a weird concept. I'm like, what?

Look, I don't subscribe to anything that's elitist. I think in many ways, a lot of these dating apps are elitist. Living in a world where one person or one group is better than another. Bumble is elitist. Why, you know, women go first. Women have all the control. Why? Actually, I'm not even sure that's good for women. It was always a weird concept. I'm like, what?

Look, I don't subscribe to anything that's elitist. I think in many ways, a lot of these dating apps are elitist. Living in a world where one person or one group is better than another. Bumble is elitist. Why, you know, women go first. Women have all the control. Why? Actually, I'm not even sure that's good for women. It was always a weird concept. I'm like, what?

It was a good marketing gimmick, but I don't think it actually ever made sense. And then, you know, the league's perspective is, you know, you have to be, you know, some educated, highly educated. Or Raya's perspective is you have to be cool and rich. Like, you know, fuck that. Tinder was always, you're yourself. We're going to find and match you with people who love you for you. And everyone...

It was a good marketing gimmick, but I don't think it actually ever made sense. And then, you know, the league's perspective is, you know, you have to be, you know, some educated, highly educated. Or Raya's perspective is you have to be cool and rich. Like, you know, fuck that. Tinder was always, you're yourself. We're going to find and match you with people who love you for you. And everyone...

It was a good marketing gimmick, but I don't think it actually ever made sense. And then, you know, the league's perspective is, you know, you have to be, you know, some educated, highly educated. Or Raya's perspective is you have to be cool and rich. Like, you know, fuck that. Tinder was always, you're yourself. We're going to find and match you with people who love you for you. And everyone...

deserves love and everyone deserves a match. We wanted to solve core human issues. We didn't want to give a leg up to one group or another group. Are you proud of the Tinder product today? I haven't been there in a long time, so would I look at the product and say I'm proud of the existing iteration of the product?

deserves love and everyone deserves a match. We wanted to solve core human issues. We didn't want to give a leg up to one group or another group. Are you proud of the Tinder product today? I haven't been there in a long time, so would I look at the product and say I'm proud of the existing iteration of the product?

deserves love and everyone deserves a match. We wanted to solve core human issues. We didn't want to give a leg up to one group or another group. Are you proud of the Tinder product today? I haven't been there in a long time, so would I look at the product and say I'm proud of the existing iteration of the product?

I think I would look at the product now and say, fuck, all the missed opportunity, because when the core team, when I left and then others left, there was a lot of unfinished business. We had a roadmap that I would say was like, 10 years long, we knew once we achieve this, it's going to open the opportunity to this. It's going to open the opportunity to this.