Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For years, dating app Hinge’s slogan has been “Designed to be Deleted” — a bold mission for a company on track to hit $1 billion in annual revenue in the coming years. In this episode of Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Hinge’s new CEO, Jackie Jantos, to discuss the high-stakes evolution of digital romance. How is the company working to remain relevant with Gen Z? Is the rise of AI companions changing real-life dating? And what does the future hold for Hinge’s “Roses”?
Chapters:
0:00 – Why Hinge is different from other dating apps
3:45 – Navigating a Post-Founder Culture
5:30 – How Hinge Manifests "Intention" in the User Experience
8:15 – The Business of Dating: Revenue, Subscriptions, and Roses
11:00 – Addressing "Rose Jail" and Algorithm Criticism
13:45 – Gen Z and the Loneliness Epidemic
17:00 – Redefining Relationships: Fluidity and New Dating Norms
19:30 – Overcoming "Cringe": Why Authenticity is Trending
21:15 – AI’s Role: Improving Recommenders and Safety Tools
23:45 – AI Companions vs. The Friction of Human Connection
25:30 – The Future: Gen Alpha and the Tech-Life Balance
WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Host Tim Higgins speaks to CEOs and business leaders in interviews that challenge conventional wisdom and take you inside the decisions being made in the C-suite and beyond.
Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com
#Tech #Business #WSJ
For years, dating app Hinge’s slogan has been “Designed to be Deleted” — a bold mission for a company on track to hit $1 billion in annual revenue in the coming years. In this episode of Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Hinge’s new CEO, Jackie Jantos, to discuss the high-stakes evolution of digital romance. How is the company working to remain relevant with Gen Z? Is the rise of AI companions changing real-life dating? And what does the future hold for Hinge’s “Roses”?
Chapters:
0:00 – Why Hinge is different from other dating apps
3:45 – Navigating a Post-Founder Culture
5:30 – How Hinge Manifests "Intention" in the User Experience
8:15 – The Business of Dating: Revenue, Subscriptions, and Roses
11:00 – Addressing "Rose Jail" and Algorithm Criticism
13:45 – Gen Z and the Loneliness Epidemic
17:00 – Redefining Relationships: Fluidity and New Dating Norms
19:30 – Overcoming "Cringe": Why Authenticity is Trending
21:15 – AI’s Role: Improving Recommenders and Safety Tools
23:45 – AI Companions vs. The Friction of Human Connection
25:30 – The Future: Gen Alpha and the Tech-Life Balance
WSJ’s Bold Names brings you conversations with the leaders of the bold-named companies featured in the pages of The Wall Street Journal. Host Tim Higgins speaks to CEOs and business leaders in interviews that challenge conventional wisdom and take you inside the decisions being made in the C-suite and beyond.
Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com
#Tech #Business #WSJ
