Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
After rebooting his company in 2015, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says the company now has only 320 employees, and that is by design. He believes you can move faster when you have a smaller, more dedicated and more talented team. His focus is building a lean, fast-moving company where his employees operate with authenticity and trust. "If we’re going to build strong relationships out in the world we have to have strong relationships internally.”
In part two of Hinge CEO Justin McLeod’s conversation with LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth, they discuss:
Celebrating failures
Building trust and authenticity with employees
Building a strong company culture
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0:00 Intro
00:57 How does having a flat organization work as the company grows?
01:40 What has to be done to maintain a flat organization?
02:30 How does the company avoid burnout?
5:05 Does keeping it simple allow you to have a culture that says its ok to start over?
6:11 Why does it matter to be transparent about what struggles the company faces?
08:39 How do you deal with burnout with Hinge daters and your employees?
10:01 Do you have to put things in place to make sure that people are building connections at work?
13:07 What does your workforce look like in terms of generations?
After rebooting his company in 2015, Hinge CEO Justin McLeod says the company now has only 320 employees, and that is by design. He believes you can move faster when you have a smaller, more dedicated and more talented team. His focus is building a lean, fast-moving company where his employees operate with authenticity and trust. "If we’re going to build strong relationships out in the world we have to have strong relationships internally.”
In part two of Hinge CEO Justin McLeod’s conversation with LinkedIn Editor in Chief Dan Roth, they discuss:
Celebrating failures
Building trust and authenticity with employees
Building a strong company culture
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
00:57 How does having a flat organization work as the company grows?
01:40 What has to be done to maintain a flat organization?
02:30 How does the company avoid burnout?
5:05 Does keeping it simple allow you to have a culture that says its ok to start over?
6:11 Why does it matter to be transparent about what struggles the company faces?
08:39 How do you deal with burnout with Hinge daters and your employees?
10:01 Do you have to put things in place to make sure that people are building connections at work?
13:07 What does your workforce look like in terms of generations?
