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" We applaud any company making business decisions that empower women. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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" I'm the most fortunate woman in the world - I have a platform, which doesn't just reach 10 people. "

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" Women will always control the experience on Bumble. "

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" I was tired of a system where women waited around for men to send them a message or ask them out. With Bumble - first a dating app, now a social network that helps you make empowering connections in love, life, and business - women had to make the first move, or the match was void. "

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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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" I always found it bizarre or strange that there was this unwritten set of rules around how a woman could interact with a man in terms of starting a conversation. While a man traditionally is always expected to make the first move, he risks rejection in a real way. "

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" As long as you know that you're doing the right thing, do not care about what other people think about you. "

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Doing The Right Thing

" 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. "

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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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" I think it's smart to always keep an eye on the companies that sit within incubator communities, which bring together the skills and expertise needed to grow an enterprise. "

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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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" 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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Change The World

" Once a week, someone tells me to toughen up, get a sharper edge. I don't do that. "

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" I'm so proud of the community we've been able to bring together, and the notion of women making the first move is no longer taboo; it's no longer a scarlet letter to have a voice. "

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" I don't know why the leaders of social networks have overlooked the idea of rules. Real-life behavior is becoming more reflective of social media instead of vice versa, and that's a dangerous thing. "

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" 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. "

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" When women come together, we make a lot of amazing stuff happen. "

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

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" I would pay good money for a British accent. "

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" Amassing a user base is a lot harder than one might think. "

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" As we all know, sexism in the workplace is a serious issue. It's something that needs active disruption and change. "

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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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