Justin McLeod is the CEO and founder of the dating app Hinge, which has over 20 million users and sets up a date every 3 seconds.

00:00 Intro
02:16 My Addiction & Going to Rehab
05:27 12 Step Programme for Addiction
07:45 How My Love Experiences Influenced My Entrepreneurial Journey
12:31 Founding Hinge
15:55 How Do We Know Which Ideas to Go After?
19:00 When Did the App Form?
23:44 Tinder and How It Impacted Hinge
27:37 The Interview That Changed My Life
34:23 The New Era for Hinge
37:05 How to Be Successful on Hinge
39:05 What Is Hinge Labs?
43:00 The Worst Things to Do in Dating Apps
44:12 Advice for People Going on Loads Of Dates
47:39 Dating Apps Want People to Stay Single to Have More Customers…
49:32 How Has the Dating World Changed in the Last Few Years?
50:40 Hinge First Principles
51:57 The Importance of Taking Risks
01:00:47 How to Have Great Company Culture
01:17:25 Biggest Hiring Mistakes
01:19:51 What the Future of Dating Apps Looks Like
01:21:42 The Last Guest Question

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