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Sam Yagan Quotes

One thing matters more than anything else for a dating product, and that is the quantity and quality of the people who use the product. It’s really freaking hard to get critical mass Picture Quote #1

I think of OkCupid as an online bar; a place where singles can go, have fun with each other and in the process hopefully meet new people, some of whom might turn into a romantic relationship Picture Quote #1

Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it’s really up to you Picture Quote #1

The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You’re just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation Picture Quote #1

We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid Picture Quote #1

In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off? Picture Quote #1

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The sort of the most efficient way for online dating marketplace to evolve and, in fact, any marketplace to evolve is to have one really big market where people can enter and exit as they please, where people have really advanced search, sort, and filtering technology Picture Quote #1

I think for marketplace businesses, and when you think about online dating, it’s not a social network. It’s not a place where you go to talk to people you already know; it’s a place you go to interact with someone you’ve never met before Picture Quote #1

OKCupid’s model is almost entirely based on advertising, which is the way most online media is monetized these days, whether it’s the news or whether it’s sports, and we think online dating is going to evolve in the exact same way Picture Quote #1

My friends and the people I know understand that I’m going to ask them what they’re doing, how they’re dating, who they’re dating, where they’re going and what they’re doing. I’m constantly asking those questions and making sure I’m in touch with the customer Picture Quote #1

There has to be a willingness to constantly accept critical feedback and rapidly iterate to make things better Picture Quote #1

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I started my first company when I was in my college dorm as a senior with two of my really good friends. We started a company that became SparkNotes.com. You know CliffsNotes? SparkNotes is a modern-day version of that Picture Quote #1

New Year’s Eve to Valentine’s Day is our peak season, and in many ways, Valentine’s Day is our Christmas. Everybody in the world makes the same three New Year’s resolutions: health, career and money, and love Picture Quote #1

My work involves online dating, but I believe almost every behavior exhibited online has an offline corollary. Really, the medium doesn’t change human nature Picture Quote #1

About 10,000 people a day go on first dates from Match... We’re trying to celebrate that, bring those success stories to the forefront and make it even easier in our product to meet up at Starbucks Picture Quote #1

There are over a million people running around the United States that were born to parents just on Match.com alone, to say nothing of the other properties we run, so that’s a million lives that our company just had a little to do with in bringing their parents together Picture Quote #1

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My OkCupid co-founders are my best friends. We were in each other’s weddings Picture Quote #1

I’m an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I’ve had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor Picture Quote #1

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One thing matters more than anything else for a dating product, and that is the quantity and quality of the people who use the product. It’s really freaking hard to get critical mass. (Sam Yagan Quotes) I think of OkCupid as an online bar; a place where singles can go, have fun with each other and in the process hopefully meet new people, some of whom might turn into a romantic relationship. (Sam Yagan Quotes) Dating is a numbers game. What we try to promise is good first dates. Once that first date happens, it’s really up to you. (Sam Yagan Quotes) The first time you meet someone, the conversation is sort of on life support. You’re just trying to live another moment in the life of the conversation. (Sam Yagan Quotes) We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid. (Sam Yagan Quotes) In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off? (Sam Yagan Quotes) The sort of the most efficient way for online dating marketplace to evolve and, in fact, any marketplace to evolve is to have one really big market where people can enter and exit as they please, where people have really advanced search, sort, and filtering technology. (Sam Yagan Quotes) I think for marketplace businesses, and when you think about online dating, it’s not a social network. It’s not a place where you go to talk to people you already know; it’s a place you go to interact with someone you’ve never met before. (Sam Yagan Quotes) OKCupid’s model is almost entirely based on advertising, which is the way most online media is monetized these days, whether it’s the news or whether it’s sports, and we think online dating is going to evolve in the exact same way. (Sam Yagan Quotes) Your goal in an online dating profile and in your first message to somebody is to strike up a conversation. (Sam Yagan Quotes) My friends and the people I know understand that I’m going to ask them what they’re doing, how they’re dating, who they’re dating, where they’re going and what they’re doing. I’m constantly asking those questions and making sure I’m in touch with the customer. (Sam Yagan Quotes) There has to be a willingness to constantly accept critical feedback and rapidly iterate to make things better (Sam Yagan Quotes) I started my first company when I was in my college dorm as a senior with two of my really good friends. We started a company that became SparkNotes.com. You know CliffsNotes? SparkNotes is a modern-day version of that. (Sam Yagan Quotes) New Year’s Eve to Valentine’s Day is our peak season, and in many ways, Valentine’s Day is our Christmas. Everybody in the world makes the same three New Year’s resolutions: health, career and money, and love. (Sam Yagan Quotes) My work involves online dating, but I believe almost every behavior exhibited online has an offline corollary. Really, the medium doesn’t change human nature. (Sam Yagan Quotes) About 10,000 people a day go on first dates from Match... We’re trying to celebrate that, bring those success stories to the forefront and make it even easier in our product to meet up at Starbucks. (Sam Yagan Quotes) What people don’t realize is that Tinder built a brand on more than the experience of the swipe. (Sam Yagan Quotes) There are over a million people running around the United States that were born to parents just on Match.com alone, to say nothing of the other properties we run, so that’s a million lives that our company just had a little to do with in bringing their parents together. (Sam Yagan Quotes) When you’re thinking about building your own online dating profile, especially on OkCupid, you should go through the same steps you’re thinking about when you’re going out to meet someone new. You want to put your best foot forward. (Sam Yagan Quotes) My OkCupid co-founders are my best friends. We were in each other’s weddings. (Sam Yagan Quotes) I’m an off-the-charts introvert. To me, being around groups of strangers is exhausting. I’ve had to sort of train myself to think about two tactics: finding common ground and invoking humor. (Sam Yagan Quotes)