Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
When Hinge CEO Justin McLeod realized the dating app wasn’t bringing the value he wanted it to, he decided to reboot and start from scratch. And that was the birth of Hinge that we know today. “I think that entrepreneurship is really the art of being both hopelessly idealistic and ruthlessly practical at the same time.”
In part one of Hinge CEO Justin McLeod’s conversation with LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth’s they discuss:
Defining the culture of your company
How to hire the right fit for your team
Not focusing on the competition
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0:00 Intro
1:30 What made you decide that you needed to reboot and what was the process like?
4:30 What was the response from those around you after you announced the reboot?
6:12 How did you figure out what the right culture was for your company?
8:00 What questions do you ask jobseekers to figure out their cultural fit?
8:50 How do you keep your team focused and on the right track?
9:50 What’s it like behind the scenes with your competitors?
10:20 How drawn are you to focus on the competition?
12:40 Conclusion
When Hinge CEO Justin McLeod realized the dating app wasn’t bringing the value he wanted it to, he decided to reboot and start from scratch. And that was the birth of Hinge that we know today. “I think that entrepreneurship is really the art of being both hopelessly idealistic and ruthlessly practical at the same time.”
In part one of Hinge CEO Justin McLeod’s conversation with LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth’s they discuss:
Defining the culture of your company
How to hire the right fit for your team
Not focusing on the competition
Subscribe to the #ThisisWorking newsletter for more stories and lessons from top leaders in tech bit.ly/4j47zmd
#linkedinnews
#thisisworking
#JustinMcLeod
#Hinge
0:00 Intro
1:30 What made you decide that you needed to reboot and what was the process like?
4:30 What was the response from those around you after you announced the reboot?
6:12 How did you figure out what the right culture was for your company?
8:00 What questions do you ask jobseekers to figure out their cultural fit?
8:50 How do you keep your team focused and on the right track?
9:50 What’s it like behind the scenes with your competitors?
10:20 How drawn are you to focus on the competition?
12:40 Conclusion
