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 chartcommonexhaust Change image and share on social
We think we have the best matching algorithm, we think we have the best members. So why wouldn't we want to just shine the light onto just how our processes work, what the real data are, and let people come to their own conclusions. Sam Yagan algorithmconclusiondatum share on social
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 000bringcelebrate Change image and share on social
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 cliffsnotescollegecompany share on social
A lot of times people feel a little apprehensive about suggesting to actually meet in person. One of the reasons that can be hard is people think they have to propose something super novel. Sam Yagan apprehensivefeelhard Change image and share on social
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 conversationlifelive Change image and share on social
My OkCupid co-founders are my best friends. We were in each other's weddings. Sam Yagan founderfriendokcupid Change image and share on social
I have never written a line of commercial code in my life. Nor should I. Sam Yagan codecommerciallife 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
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
