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" Hashtags are powerful, but they aren't powerful enough. "
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Enough
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" We always need friends. And I think we come out of these highly social environments with university, college, wherever we were, and getting to a new city could be daunting. It can be lonely, and it's almost easier to find a date than it is to find a friend. "
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" So many entrepreneurs approach me and say, 'I want to start the next big thing,' and I say, 'Well, what are you solving?' And oftentimes they say, 'Oh, I'm not sure. I want to start something big.' You can never start something big without solving something small, right? "
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" I'm kind of in my own world. "
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" Feminism wasn't really at the top of my vocabulary. I think what's been interesting for me - let me say this delicately - when I've been surrounded by men who don't believe women are equal, I didn't think women were equal, including myself. "
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" We applaud any company making business decisions that empower women. "
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" From its conception, I wanted Bumble's culture to match its values. If women were taking charge on our app, then they'd be running the show behind the scenes, too. "
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" Although it is tempting to describe the conduct of Tinder's senior executives as 'frat-like,' it was, in fact, much worse - representing the worst of the misogynist, alpha-male stereotype too often associated with technology startups. "
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" The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution. "
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" Our users have a relationship with our brand and are demanding more and more Bumble content, and we're committed to delivering that content with a team that's as talented as they are passionate about our mission. "
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" Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another. "
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" I am a huge advocate for anti-bullying in our youth. What I have seen with the rise of social media is that children are not facing bullying on a playground: they are facing it on their cell phones. "
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" Bullies will attack your confidence, but you cannot let them kill your ambition. "
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" You know what I will do sometimes? I'll let my phone die... and I will say, 'You know what, I'm not lying, my phone died.' "
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You
Phone
Lying
" Women need to support other women, and we must ensure we are providing women with opportunities that allow them to reach their full potential. "
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Women
Potential
" Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens. "
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Thing
Being
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" Once a week, someone tells me to toughen up, get a sharper edge. I don't do that. "
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Someone
Edge
" I run a dating site, but I will gladly tell someone, 'Do not date someone if it's not right.' And don't settle. This settling thing is insane. I've literally had to force friends out of relationships because they want to be married by a certain age, so they just date these guys that are not right for them. "
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Run
Age
Dating
" I've run into women who can be highly problematic, detrimental, and mean, just like I've seen that in men. "
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" I want to go to every corner of the Earth where women are and make sure that every single woman on this planet knows that you should make the first move, it's OK to make the first move. They are equal, and they should be empowered. "
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You
Earth
Single
" I personally can tell you that all my girlfriends - and many women I've spoken to - have this fear of being perceived as desperate or forward when they want to approach a man. It was always, 'He must text you first' - but why? "
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Fear
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" I always tell young women that they have a right to own their opinion, to speak up, and to make the first move. "
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" I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as too assertive. "
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" If people are telling you that they don't believe what you're doing, that means you're doing something out of their comfort zone. And generally, people don't want to be taken out of their comfort zone because it's outside of the status quo. "
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" Networking is extremely masculine. It's a vulnerable thing to admit to, but even I experience feeling super insecure around certain masculine meetings. So, we put women in control. Women will make the first move on Bumble Bizz as well. "
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" I think so many women allow themselves to be defined by somebody else's narrative. "
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" Bumble is the perfect fit for New Zealand, a country that has always been a world leader when putting women first. "
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World
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" I knew I was ambitious; I knew I was passionate and that I wanted to change the world in some shape or form, but I had no idea what that might look like. "
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" Life's so much based on instincts and quick decisions, and people don't know what they're looking for. "
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" Bumble is a connecting company. It's your place to find connections, whatever that may be. "
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