Whitney Wolfe Herd Quotes
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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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After graduating in International Relations in 2011, I turned down safe, corporate job offers and instead accepted a position at an 'incubator' in L.A. - a tech word for a team of people who are funded by investors to create apps. I knew the future was digital and that I had to take a risk.
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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.
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In our digital age, the Golden Rule is not enforced online.
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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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I had seen a lot of bullying on social media. If this is happening to me, who only a few people are paying attention to, what happens to somebody who is on a bigger scale?
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In real life, we are all on our devices. We might go to a place where we fit the crowd and could meet someone. But, because we are all on our phones, you might not notice the cute boy behind you in line for coffee, and he's not going to notice the gorgeous girl sitting outside. So, we might as well notice them on our phones, on Tinder.
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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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Being able to put your blinders on, ignore negative opinions, and follow your strong intuition is what's validating to me. It's a great feeling to know you can trust your gut.
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Life is a lot more fun with good, positive people around you.
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When you accept that failure is a good thing, it can actually be a huge propeller toward success.
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I'm so tired of this notion that women only need to support women. Why can't we all support each other?
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Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against.
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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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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.
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The biggest lesson I've learned is that hurt people hurt people, and kindness is just as contagious. So if you can focus your efforts on engineering kindness, it will prevail.
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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.
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My biggest struggle being a woman in the workforce has not only been with my mother, my grandmother, and a lot of my girlfriends. When I'm working late hours, I'm almost punished for it by them. It's almost absurd that I would prioritize work over catching up with my girlfriends. If I were a man, that would just come second nature.
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I'm kind of in my own world.