We sold OkCupid to Match in January of 2011. In September of 2012, I became CEO of all of Match, which is the operating segment of IAC that contains all of the dating properties. Sam Yagan ceodateiac Change image and share on social
In an ideal world, we would charge people a $10,000 success fee when they get married or a $5,000 success fee if they enter into a relationship with someone. Unfortunately, that's a little bit hard to track, although someday maybe we'll get around to that. Sam Yagan 000bitecharge share on social
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 bearbringcompany share on social
What people don't realize is that Tinder built a brand on more than the experience of the swipe. Sam Yagan brandbuildexperience Change image and share on social
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 advertisebasedate share on social
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 dateknockoffquestion Change image and share on social
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 dategamegood Change image and share on social
I get to be the nosiest friend or acquaintance that anyone has because it's - my job is to ask you about your dating life all the time. Sam Yagan acquaintancedatefriend Change image and share on social
We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid. Sam Yagan actualbehaviordate Change image and share on social
I like being part of a big company's executive team. It's fun to stretch other parts of my brain, considering questions like, 'How should we think of acquisitions?' I get to be privy to things that would never come up at a small company. Sam Yagan acquisitionbigbrain share on social
