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Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Whitney Wolfe Herd establishes Bumble with a strident anti-misogyny agenda, but that foundation is rocked when shocking accusations of sexual harassment surface against Wolfe Herd’s co-founder.

Meanwhile, the revolutionary gay app Grindr goes through a scandalous upheaval when a Chinese company buys the company and installs a straight president.

And the cyber dating world undergoes a major rethinking as the coronavirus ushers in unprecedented, devastating changes for singles and everyone else on the planet.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Business Wars Add Free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:13.0	A listener note, this episode contains adult content and language.
0:31.0	It's 2012 in London, at the headquarters of International Social Network Badu.
0:36.0	The company is owned by Russian billionaire André André, and today it's the usual hive of activity.
0:43.0	Jessica Powell is in her third-floor office, overlooking the trendy streets of Soho.
0:49.0	She's in her second year as the chief marketing officer for Badu.
0:53.0	The company has just launched a mobile dating app in America.
0:56.0	Already it has 140 million members worldwide, and a growing reputation as a hook-up app.
1:03.0	Powell picks up her phone, glancing at the caller ID.
1:08.0	It's André.
1:10.0	Hey, what's up?
1:12.0	Hi, Jessica.
1:13.0	No big deal. Just wanted to get your opinion on a couple of things.
1:16.0	André is an affable guy, but Powell feels herself tense up immediately.
1:22.0	She has a hunch about what's coming.
1:25.0	Okay, I'm listening.
1:27.0	Now that we're promoting the app in the States, I think it's time we start handing out some promotional swag.
1:34.0	I'm thinking...
1:36.0	Dildos.
1:38.0	Seriously? Come on André.
1:41.0	Sure, why not? It'd be funny, don't you think?
1:44.0	Honestly, I don't think that's a good idea.
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