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
Life is just a set of experiences. As long as there are new experiences for me in a corporate job, I don't think I have to be an entrepreneur. Sam Yagan corporateentrepreneurexperience Change image and share on social
Because we're able to adjust for compatibility - and what that means is we've already normalized for how well we think each person is going to get along with the other person - the only factor left in determining response rate, really, is the aesthetic appearance of the person who sent you that message. Sam Yagan adjustaestheticappearance share on social
We did some research that showed that the very first word of your message that you send a girl - when we looked at men sending messages to women - the very first word can have a tremendous... can have a very accurate prediction of whether you're going to get a reply. Sam Yagan accurategirllook 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
Your goal in an online dating profile and in your first message to somebody is to strike up a conversation. Sam Yagan conversationdategoal Change image and share on social
When you're thinking about building your own online dating profile, especially on OkCupid, you should go through the same steps you're thinking about when you're going out to meet someone new. You want to put your best foot forward. Sam Yagan builddatefoot share on social
I hope that the movie industry will learn from the experiences of the music industry and will be much more constructive in their approach to P2P. Sam Yagan approachconstructiveexperience 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