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" I'd read a lot about the psychology around rejection and insecurity, and I had noticed that when people feel insecure or rejected, they behave aggressively, erratically. Especially when you can hide behind a screen name or a profile picture. "

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" Women need to support other women, and we must ensure we are providing women with opportunities that allow them to reach their full potential. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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" Bullies will attack your confidence, but you cannot let them kill your ambition. "

" I think we are the first feminist or first attempt at a feminist dating app. "

" If I want to make the first move, I want to go after something in my life, I should be able to do that without shame, guilt, or blame. "

" 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.' "

" There were dozens of dating apps when Bumble came on the scene, but they weren't able to attract critical mass in a young professional group. "

" Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life. "

" The implication that women are poised to make unfounded accusations in droves is even more alarming when every piece of data on false reporting contradicts that false notion. We need to believe women and believe in women. "

" I had to live through being a woman who thought men always had a one-up... I knew I didn't like it. I thought that's how it was. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Men

Always

" 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. "

" Harass someone on Bumble, and you're banned for life. Harsh? Maybe. But I feel strongly that we won't end misogyny until we start holding each other to higher standards, and that starts with setting clear boundaries and enforcing them. "

" Life is a lot more fun with good, positive people around you. "

" I just don't harbor resentment toward anything or anywhere or anyone - I'm too busy. "

" 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. "

" I always wanted to have a scenario where the guy didn't have my number, but I had his. What if women make the first move, send the first message? And if they don't, the match disappears after 24 hours, like in Cinderella, the pumpkin and the carriage? It'd be symbolic of a Sadie Hawkins dance - going after it, girls ask first. "

" I'm obsessed with Topo Chico. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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" If you're doing anything disruptive, and if you know it to be good and true and progressive, let the naysayers fuel you to work harder and go faster and sleep less. "

" Bumble gives men a chance to take a step back and not be the macho aggressor that they may not want to be but were socialized to be. We think it makes for a better and more peaceful environment for everyone. "

" Candidly, I've noticed that throughout my career, whether in offices that are majority male or majority female, the men are quick to advocate for themselves for a higher starting salary or more pay bumps over time. "

" I've thought long and hard about this, and I think a lot of the dysfunction around dating has to do with men having the control. "

" I didn't really understand the concept of feminism until the media started to talk about it surrounding my name. "

" 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? "

" Bumble is a connecting company. It's your place to find connections, whatever that may be. "

" 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. "

" The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution. "

" 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. "

" Everyone deals with trauma differently, and recovery is always a work in progress. But courage is contagious, and the more that people stand up and speak out against misogyny, the faster we can create the kind of world where we won't have to. "

" I'm so tired of this notion that women only need to support women. Why can't we all support each other? "

" Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another. "

" 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. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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