Hinge’s CEO and founder reveals his best tips for matching and dating on the app.
New York native Justin McLeod appeared on Stephen Bartlett’s CEO Diary podcast today to talk to Dragon’s Den investors about how to succeed with apps.
Hinge currently has over 20 million users who set a date every 3 seconds.
During this episode, Stephen asked Justin what are the best and worst things to do on the app.
“I want to be clear about who I am and what I want,” he explained.
New York native Justin McLeod appeared on the podcast Steven Bartlett’s CEO Diary today to talk about how to find success in apps with Dragon’s Den investors.Stephen is in the picture
Justin added that you need to write “what you want” to your partner and explain “what is not perfect about you.”
A potential match will look at you and think, “Wow!“This is the type of person I want to be with,” he said.
He added that authenticity is key because people want to know the “real you.”
‘I think the second part is like a hook for people to grab onto,” he added.
“There is nothing to talk about with someone who is perfect, invulnerable and invincible.
‘what do you like? What do you want to say? ”
“We connect across the cracks and small imperfections, and that’s how we connect and relate to each other,” he added.
Hinge currently has over 20 million users who set a date every 3 seconds. During this episode, Stephen asked Justin what are the best and worst things to do on the app.Stephen is in the picture
He further explained that when you “open up like that,” you can form a bond with someone “better, deeper, faster.”
Stephen then asked, “What would you have to do to be the worst date in the world?”
“Be really fake,” Justin said.
“Pretending to be perfect and using fake photos.
“Or you’re just portraying yourself in a filtered way.
“I have a lot of pictures of you and I’m wearing sunglasses and hanging out with a lot of friends.”
He also said that only “one-word answers” to prompts, “just liking everyone” and “waiting for likes to come” are also a recipe for disaster.
Justin went on to say that just liking everyone isn’t effective because the algorithm doesn’t know who you like.
Justin says unauthentic photos and one-word answers are the worst.
“Our prompts are designed to get you involved in the conversation and respond thoughtfully.
Think carefully about likes. The more careful you are about likes, the better the algorithm will be.
Because we actually understand who you like and who you don’t like.
Stephen then asked what a “serial dater” should do.
“I have some friends who are like serial daters, literally going on 100 dates a year,” Stephen said.
“And I’ll sit down and chat with them, and they’ll say to me, ‘Oh yeah, I have three dates this week.’
“I would love to have some advice for those people,” he said.
Justin continued that just liking everyone isn’t effective because the algorithm doesn’t know who you like.
Justin added that he used to be like that too.
“We don’t necessarily go on a lot of first dates, but There were a lot of relationships that lasted 2-6 weeks. ”
He added that people are trying to fit a model in their head that doesn’t exist.
“I think some of us have a very narrow model in our heads.
“They have to be at least six feet tall and they have to do this type of work.
“And you just go out and look for some reason to say no because it doesn’t fit your model.
“And I think the biggest thing is changing the model of what we’re looking for and what we like and giving people more opportunities.”
This comes after a CEO’s diary warns doctors of three ways mobile phone use ‘kills your brain’ and what to do if you ‘don’t want to live a stressful life’ .
Dr. Aditi Nerulkar, a Harvard University stress expert from Boston, Massachusetts, talks about the negative impact cell phones have on our brains on an episode of podcast host Stephen Bartlett’s “The Diary of a CEO.” explained.
Excessive use of bright cell phone screens and exposure to graphic content can contribute to stress, anxiety and depression, she explained.
The doctor also stressed that creating “digital boundaries” with mobile phones is “essential for our mental health and wellbeing”.
Here, FEMAIL reveals the three phone habits mentioned by Dr. Nerurkar that are having a negative impact on our daily lives.
Dr. Aditi Nerulkar of Boston, Massachusetts, warned of three ways cell phone use “kills your brain” and what to do if you “don’t want to live a stressful life.”
late night scrolling
This expert discussed how continued use of mobile phones can negatively impact mental health through a phenomenon known as “popcorn brain.”
This occurs when users have a hard time disconnecting from the continuous flow of online information.
She argued that the desire to scroll on your phone is a “primordial urge” to explore danger, stemming from feeling stressed.
She explained: “There’s been a lot of bad news lately. In fact, it feels like we’re constantly bombarded with bad news right now, whether it’s climate change or conflicts in certain parts of the world. .
“The flow of information is rapid and unprecedented, so we are constantly scrolling and scanning for danger.
“When we were all cave people, there was a night watchman who sat by the fire while the tribe slept, looking for danger to keep them safe.
“Nowadays, we are all night shift workers and when we are stressed, we scroll incessantly because that is our primal urge.
“This is how the amygdala (the part of the brain responsible for processing emotional stimuli) feels safe because we’re scanning for danger.
“But we’re no longer a tribe, we’re not cave people. What do we do? That’s how we scroll and scan for danger, especially when we’re feeling stressed.”
She explained the negative impact mobile phones have on our brains on a recent episode of podcast host Stephen Bartlett’s (pictured) show The Diary of a CEO.
Check your cell phone frequently
Dr Nerulkar urged people to stop checking their phones as soon as they wake up. This leads to increased stress, and dependence on mobile phones makes the stress even worse.
she said: “Most of us check our phones 2,600 times a day. This is a statistic…When you wake up, before your second eyes open, you’re scrolling.
Studies have shown that 62% of people check their phones within 15 minutes of waking up, and about 50% check their phones in the middle of the night. I’m guilty of this,” she said.
Dr. Nerulkar recommends limiting cell phone use to 20 minutes a day and “setting a timer for binge-consuming consumption, if necessary.”
consume traumatic content
The doctor said consuming traumatic content on social media can lead to psychological distress, PTSD and indirect trauma, especially for people working in journalism.
She explained: “Graphic images and videos on mobile phones can increase the risk of PTSD and mental health conditions because they trigger the fight-or-flight response and can lead to indirect trauma.”
“Studies show that consuming graphic images increases the risk of PTSD, even if they are happening thousands of miles away, like conflict or climate change.
“When you start consuming graphic images and videos, even if you don’t have direct trauma, you are experiencing indirect trauma, which increases your risk for PTSD.
“And it’s a cycle. The more videos you watch, the more graphic content you watch, the more your amygdala gets excited and your primal urge to scroll starts to go haywire and you don’t feel safe, so you do more. You end up scrolling and scrolling some more. This is common.’