Whitney Herd is an entrepreneur who was inspired to make a big impact following a difficult life situation. In 2014 Whitney left both Tinder the online dating app company and also an abusive dating relationship she was engaged. Whitney wanted to create an online dating experience that would be more empowering to women by creating an app where woman would make the first move. The website has gained over 100 thousand users and provides opportunities to create friends as well as relationships. Whitney Herd says that her number one goal at Bumble is to provide happy and healthy relationships. As a survivor of abuse Herd is extremely motivated to provide a better dating platform than what she left at Tinder. Even in a heavily saturated market heard was able to find success and make an impact in an industry she is passionate about. There are many industries today that can feel unbreakable or unattainable to reach. Herd’s dating platform provides a clear example that a person with a new take on industry can make it big time. Today bumble is the second largest online dating platform and rivals the very company heard left back in 2014. Herd is continues to work on hear platform and makes improvements everyday.
This was really interesting to read about the creator of Bumble. When people experience very difficult things, its easy to shut down and give up, but she saw a problem that she was experiencing and found a way to help others. It is so cool to see how much Bumble has taken off in the online dating apps. She was passionate to make a change for other people in life so that they would not have to go through what she went through and we should all learn through her that even amidst difficult times we are still strong enough to make a change.
Such an amazing story. Whitney Herd recognized a problem with the dating sites she was using and decided to act on making a solution having firsthand experienced in the issues that were within the app. She created a new innovative approach to a dating app that ended up being incredibly successful.