Lizz Warner is the CEO and founder of Gleam, a video dating app that sets up users on 10-minute video dates before they can text, based on their schedules. Formerly, she’s a director, executive producer, and innovation lead at BuzzFeed and was a producer on the Biden for President Campaign….
Emily J. Smith is the founder and CEO of Chorus—a matchmaking app where friends swipe for friends. She missed the days when friends would set up other friends. The world of online dating had become detached and devoid of community. That was the inspiration for founding Chorus. Smith has a…
Lisa Fei is CEO/Founder of Clarity, the one and only relationship app that’s making the fundamental tools and resources to building happier, meaningful, and lasting relationships accessible to all. There are hundreds of dating apps that match people, but not one actually helps you successfully navigate the complex trajectory of…
Sacha Nasan is a dating expert and the co-founder of blind dating app Blindlee – a new dating service blending the free-flowing style of Tinder with the video function of Zoom. Blindlee sets up strangers on blind dates using three minute blurred video calls. The two unfocused faces can instead…
It is always possible to change course. That’s why I think it is important to constantly seek feedback – from users and mentors – and implement the best ideas even if it means saying goodbye to something that you have invested time, hard work and money. Kati Schmidt is…
Don’t over-complicate things. Sometimes you just have to start and deal with tweaking and perfecting later in the process. If you are waiting on something to be completely perfect, you likely won’t ever get there. Lee Wilson is a businessman, success coach, and best-selling author. He is one of…
Start the business now! Don’t wait! Nothing is going to be perfect. Stop thinking about it and start acting. If it seems too overwhelming, list out the steps, and work on the smallest step first. April Davis is from a small town in Northern MN, Emily. Through hard work…
From the beginning, we’ve surrounded ourselves with advisors who have gone through start-ups and small business experience before. Without their advice and guidance, we would have been lost. Casey Isaacson is the Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Dig – The Dog Person’s Dating App, which she started both…
Kindness is key to growing a business. Samantha Daniels is one of the foremost Professional Matchmakers and Dating experts worldwide. Samantha owns the well-known bicoastal matchmaking service, Samantha’s Table. She is ivy league educated, a former Divorce attorney by trade and she has an uncanny ability to know who goes…
Focus on your users and what they can gain from the product rather than what you think they want. Understanding what your users really want and moving quickly to develop the product further based off of it is key to growing a business. Dany Fishel is the Co-Founder and CEO…
Find business partners with different strengths than you. Following graduation from the University of Southern California in 2008, Mitch Kahan dove into entrepreneurial ventures through a number of real estate projects. These include the reinvigoration of downtown Los Angeles, through his membership with Oracle Consulting LLC, and several hospitality and…