Dating is down. So why is Hinge thriving? with CEO Justin McLeod
Masters of Scale
WaitWhat
4.6 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
As young people report feeling lonelier and less connected than ever, the dating app Hinge is driving its users into real life, human experiences. CEO Justin McLeod returns to Rapid Response to share how the platform is combating digital fatigue amongst users, as well as navigating the risks and opportunities of AI in online dating. McLeod also explores Hinge’s recent collaboration with renowned psychologist Esther Perel, and offers insider tips to find that special someone in the chaos of modern romance.
Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey listeners, we're launching a new Masters of Scale survey, and we'd love your input. |
| 0:06.5 | Your feedback will help us get to know you, our audience, and create content that better meets your wants and needs. |
| 0:13.8 | Go to Mastersofscale.com slash Survey 25 to weigh in. |
| 0:18.5 | Again, go to Mastersofscale.com slash survey 25 to give your feedback. |
| 0:25.4 | Is your AI built for everyone, or is it built to work with your businesses' data? |
| 0:31.0 | IBM helps you integrate and govern unstructured data wherever it lives, so your business can |
| 0:36.3 | have more accurate AI instead of just more of it. |
| 0:39.8 | Get your data ready for AI at IBM.com, the AI built for business, IBM. |
| 0:48.2 | Dating apps haven't served them particularly well. |
| 0:51.8 | When an app is really designed for engagement and retention, |
| 0:55.8 | but not necessarily dates and relationships, |
| 0:58.6 | then it can make people feel like they're stuck |
| 1:01.3 | and they're putting a lot of effort, |
| 1:02.7 | not getting what they want. |
| 1:04.9 | We're number one dating app across 10 different markets. |
| 1:07.7 | One out of every 10 engagements in the US |
| 1:10.0 | is from Hinge specifically. So there's so much |
| 1:12.3 | opportunity out there and people are lonelier than ever. Everyone needs to be doing more and better |
| 1:17.4 | right now to help people find love and connection. That's Justin McLeod, CEO of Dating App Hinge. |
| 1:34.4 | As other dating apps have been faltering of late, Hinge is continuing to grow rapidly. |
| 1:40.4 | Justin returns to rapid response to explain how over the past year, his app has been able to sidestep younger generations fatigue with digital interaction and the saturation of choices for finding love online. |
| 1:54.1 | Justin talks about the risks and opportunities of AI in online dating, his collaboration with renowned psychologist Esther Perel, and why we need |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from WaitWhat, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of WaitWhat and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.