Tinder is a matching platform that helps strangers within a reasonable geographic radius to meet and to converse if both users express interest. The platform makes gigantic profits by exploiting lonely men who pay outrageous asymmetric prices for premium features/services that barely help their prospects based on empirical evidence. This blog post explores the dark side of platforms.
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The League: Challenges of Scaling an Exclusive App
How can The League grow its user base while all the while maintaining its brand as an exclusive place to find like-minded people to date?
UberPOOL: The New and Improved Tinder
Unlike @Tinder, #UberPOOL actually starts with a conversation #IRL. #modernlove
Digital Matchmakers Win!
Tinder, OKCupid, and Match.com create aggregate value for their owner, IAC Holdings.