With its stock price falling and Gen Z souring on finding love online, the dating app Bumble has been struggling. Its founder, Whitney Wolfe Herd stepped down as CEO — but after a little more than a year away, she’s back with a plan to turn Bumble’s fortunes around.

00:00 - Introduction
02:00 - Time away from Bumble
05:02 - The decision to return to Bumble
08:15 - Bumble as “Feminist Tinder”
10:27 - On the “girl boss” narrative
15:50 - How the lawsuit against Tinder impacted Herd, professionally
21:20 - Tech optimism
23:15 - Bumble’s dip in user growth
27:33 - Gen Z and dating apps
30:32 - AI and dating apps
38:20 - The state of female leadership in tech
41:36 - The tech industry’s shift away from politics
43:12 - Dating apps vs. meeting in person

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