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Whitney Wolfe Herd

Founder and chief executive of Bumble

United States · b. 1989

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American entrepreneur. She was a co-founder of Tinder and then founded Bumble, the dating and networking app, taking it public in 2021.

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Question What advice would you give your twenty-year-old self, and what should they ignore? Time & hindsight read 76 other answers →

I think fear and fear of the unknown and perceived failure is what holds people back. For me, I am more scared of complacency than having something not work out. I'd rather take a leap of faith and fall than stand on the edge forever.

Recorded CNBC Make It interview, conducted 2019, 11 February 2021 source ↗

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