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You desperately need
me back in there? Okay.

Sorry. I'm on my way.

Hey, lady.

Shit.

I'm launching a new company
which utilizes mobile technology

to connect volunteers with
orphanages throughou...

I'll stop you there.

Our firm already gave to some
green energy thing this year.

But I, uh… I'd take your number.

Shit.

-These orphanages really...
-Yeah.

You know, I'm sort of like
an anarchist libertarian

so I kind of let the free market

take care of, like, whatever
you're going on about.

-Okay. Thanks. Bye.
-You micro dose?

-Hi. I'm...
-Probably shouldn't stand there.

Let's disrupt the way
the world drinks juice!

We got a new flavor! Let's hear
it for Mountain Berry Blast!

To connect volunteers
with orphanages...

Oh. I'm-I'm sorry. I thought…

Oh, no.
Why are you sorry?

Typically, at these start ups,

they only invite industry
people, so 500 guys, three women.

So they hire a bunch of hot
girls to even the numbers.

Ma'am.

Yes, please. God,
get me out of here.

-Hi.
-Ticket?

Twenty bucks?

-No, it's uh...
-I'm not in the mood.

You're not Megan Conway.

Your thingy.

Yeah. Megan's,
like, a foot shorter

and would, uh, definitely have a
drink in each hand at an open bar.

-Guilty.
-Ah.

I'm Sean Rad.

-Hi.
-I mean it says it right here,

but I think we've established the
lanyards are not to be trusted.

Well, if you
were using an alias,

I'd hope you go with something
less fake sounding than Sean Rad.

Sounds like a rollerblading
super spy.

Okay. Well, what are you doing here?
What are you, looking for free juice?

No. I… The plan was to
make connections for work,

but, uh, I'm new to LA.

I guess I'm not used to the
charm of the tech crowd.

Uh-huh.

Well, they're taking
forever with the cars

and you've got the CEO of the
industry's hottest new startup

trapped beside you, so why
don't you tell me your deal?

-You?
-Yeah.

Okay.
Yeah. All right.

Um…

My name's Whitney Wolfe.

Also sounds very
made-up, but continue.

Born and raised
in Salt Lake City.

I majored in international
studies at SMU.

I-I-I graduated summa cum laude.

Yeah. I wouldn't
admit that here.

These… These people,

they prefer the myth of
the genius college dropout.

So just, like, say that you founded
a startup in your dorm room.

I did found a startup
in my dorm room.

Junior year.

After the BP oil spill, I created a
company that sold bamboo tote bags

to raise money for
the cleanup effort.

Then I graduated,

and I've spent the past six months
volunteering at an orphanage in Thailand.

Uh, but I realized that the system
could be working way more efficiently.

So I'm raising capital to launch an app
that connects orphanages with volunteers...

And this is what you wanna
dedicate your life to?

Maybe.

Uh, my whole life?
Yeah. I don't know.

-I mean, I have so many ideas.
-Okay.

Gonna tell you right now, you
need a better answer than that.

Well, I know what
I don't wanna do.

I don't wanna sell people
things they don't need.

I don't want to have a job that
I have to pretend is interesting

when I tell my friends.

And I don't wanna do something that
I have to tell myself has value

when actually it
kind of doesn't.

Okay. Um, stop by Hatch Labs.

It's my incubator. Any time.

I know everybody. So I can
make some investor intros.

Sup, man?

Oh. It's okay.

Hi. It only opens from the
outside. It's…

♪ It's driven me before ♪

Come on, Kia.

♪ That everyone
else gets around ♪

♪ Lately I'm… ♪

-Hi.
-Hi.

-You said any time.
-I did. I did.

Uh, less than 12 hours later
is technically any time.

I can come back if you want.

Um…

Sorry. I'm late to pitch
Cardify to Outback Steakhouse.

They're, uh, actually
a really big deal.

Which is why I'm willing to
go to godforsaken Burbank.

Why don't come with me
so I'm not outnumbered.

I don't
even know what Cardify does.

It's fine. Just smile and act like
everything I'm saying is genius.

Which, uh, won't be
hard 'cause it is.

Oh. Um… Oh.

And so 75% of the people
who walk out your doors

do not become repeat
customers? Guys.

I mean, this is a problem.
Cardify is the solution.

Cardify is a loyalty rewards app that is
redefining loyalty from the ground up.

Rewards instantly
transfer to your account.

Program becomes a game

that your customers will wanna
keep coming back to play.

Okay.

-Maybe they're working towards…
-Thank you.

…20 loyalty points for
a free bloomin' onion.

Maybe they're working
towards 10,000 points

to share an Outback steak
with, uh… with Jay Leno.

I love Leno.
We can get Jay Leno?

Can we…

Whitney, can we get Leno?

I've got him on speed dial.

Whoa. I prefer that
Kate Upton, myself.

Easy, Ed.

What? She's very talented.

Well… Then you know what?
Then I say we get Upton.

The point is when you can track
loyalty points over years,

you can get creative
with big-ticket rewards.

I don't know.

Yeah. It just sounds like
a whole lot more work.

Ed.

Imagine
you're taking me out to dinner…

Oh! That's an option?

When the check comes,

do you really wanna pull out
an old, tattered punch card?

I do not.

-Well, with, uh, Cardify…
-Cardify.

…It's all invisible, you know?

You are smooth, sophisticated.

You get the rewards
and a second date.

I like it.

What the hell. Let's give
it a try in a few markets

and see if it catches on.

You're hired.

I'm serious. I want
you to join the team.

I'm flattered. But you know
I can't just give up on my...

Because you're trying
to change the world?

Let me ask you. Your
BP oil spill project.

How much did those bamboo tote
bags actually end up raising?

Well, we did okay for
such a small co...

Or the orphanage in Thailand?

You feel like you made a real
lasting change in the region?

-Well, no. Which is exactly why...
-Look. Look.

I know you wanna make
the world a better place.

But I also know that those
who actually affect change

do it from a place of
power and influence.

Bill Gates cured polio or malaria or
something, but you know what he did first?

He made a hundred
billion dollars.

Hmm. You know, men
run 92% of tech.

So Bill's chances were a
little better than mine.

Half of CEOs in
nonprofit are female.

I prefer those odds even
if I have to start small.

Okay. Well, at Cardify
you'd be starting big.

You'd be our full-fledged
marketing director.

And you'd start tomorrow.

You know Cardify is
basically dead, right?

Wait. Wh… What?

General rule of thumb:

a startup has to reach one
million users in the first year

to be considered a success.

We're ten months in, and
we're at about 18,000 users.

Jesus. I literally just
signed my start paperwork.

Oh. Cardify's just one of our ventures.
Technically, we all work for Hatch Labs.

-Right. Right.
-Tisha and, uh, Whitney.

Time for the All Hands meeting.

Right. So we're all working
on a number of start ups

in hopes that one of
them will stick, right?

So we have this online auction thingy
that makes bidding feel like a game.

And a car rental app that makes
renting a car feel like a game.

And an online dating app

-that makes searching for dates...
-Feel like a game.

We count how many times Sean says
the word "gamify" during the week

and then put that many drinks
on the company card on Friday.

All right, everybody.
Today's gonna be quick.

Um, first I'd like
to introduce you

to our official marketing
director, Whitney Wolfe.

Hi. How are you? Hi.

Really looking forward to
getting to know you all.

Hopefully you still wanna
work here after that.

Um, so you should all have the latest
Cardify numbers in front of you.

Sean, we wanna talk
about Match Box.

-Cardify is the lead right now.
-Yeah, but look.

We made a logo.

I like the part about
it being a game.

I'm still not sold
on the name Match Box though.

It's too like… Well,
it's too like Match.com.

Okay. Well, we have a
couple other options.

We also, uh… We're
playing around with Court.

Like you're courting
someone. Courtship.

Courtship? Is this… Are
we in a Jane Austen novel?

Come on. It's gotta be sexy.

-I actually spent the weekend...
-We really like Hook.

You know, like hooking up but
also, you're fishing for a partner.

Trying to catch them on
your… hook.

Hook is an app for serial killers.

Um, I still like Canoodle.

-I've got Flirt…
-Match Stick was one.

But it's still got the match.

-Just something more…
-Torch…

No, Torch is like fire.

I've got Spoon. Is that
too, like… Just… TLC.

Ooh. I know. Wait, wait. What
about… What about Tinder?

You know, uh… Like,
uh, the initial spark.

Starting a fire.

That's kind of what you were
going for with Match Box.

Just adding a little heat.

I don't hate it.

But as I was saying, guys,
Cardify's the lead. So…

All right.

On your left you will see the regal
home of slain actor, George Reeves.

Reeves may have played
Superman on the screen

but in real life he was not
faster than a speeding bullet.

He was shot dead.

They found him in
the upstairs bedroom,

-naked, shot through the face.
-Hey, this is, um…

You know, this is actually the
perfect introduction to LA.

Really? Is it? Are you sure?

I was a little bit worried that my casual
obsession with, like, horrible murder

was maybe too weird
for a first hang.

I mean…

Grabbing a drink probably
would've been, like, more chill.

Well…

Wow. Day two, and you're
already my favorite coworker.

Yes!

Not like the competition is,
like, very steep, but, I mean…

Okay, yeah, so tell me,
what is the vibe there?

Like, uh, Sean seems cool.

Yeah. They're all…
…fine.

I mean, Cardify's my third job in tech,
and every startup is exactly the same.

It's just, like, a bunch of
white dudes not liking it

-when I call them on their bullshit.
-Huh.

It's good, though. It pays
the bills. I make good money.

I get to gig with my band
on the weekend, so it's…

-Hey, you have a band.
-Hmm.

Well, you know what?
When we're in charge, uh,

you'll make better money, and the
dudes'll have no choice but to like it.

Okay. Is that, like, the goal?

-To, like, run shit?
-Ladies,

-you with me?
-Yeah.

-Sorry.
-Elizabeth Short,

aka the Black Dahlia…

…arrived in Los Angeles
with big dreams.

Instead, she ended up
mutilated, dismembered,

and left for dead
in a vacant lot.

Hey I'm not gonna take that

-as a bad omen.
-Totally ignore the last part.

The new Cardify numbers.

Oh, right. Thanks, Stephanie.

Well, eHarmony is my first.

And how'd you find
the sign-up process?

Is this a date or
an interrogation?

I'm just curious.

Well, sign-up took forever,

especially when the pictures are
what's most important anyways.

Okay.

What do you look for in a
Christian Mingle profile?

An unwavering
devotion to Christ.

A strong belief

-in traditional family values.
-Mmm.

And nice feet.

Okay.

Have you considered trying

-any other dating sites?
-Filling out the questionnaire

was like taking the SATs.

I don't think I'll subject
myself to that again.

Okay.

So, is that why
you joined OkCupid?

Yeah, like I said on my profile,

I'm… I'm mainly just looking
to have some fun.

Okay.

How often do you go on dates?

Oh, uh,
very rarely. You?

Here's your usual.

And what will tonight's
gentleman have?

Thank you. Okay.

-Your story was depressing. Had to cut it.
-That's the third time.

I will make it up to you.

Okay, make it up to me by
letting me chase the Bixel lead.

-You know, the insider trading story.
-Yeah, I know.

I gave it to Peters. Here.

This is a good one.

This just says "online dating."

Do we really wanna
report on sad divorcées?

I'm on eHarmony.

Look, we've never
covered the topic before.

You can be the Sally Ride
of sad divorcée reporting.

-And why me?
-Look, if I give that to one of the guys,

-their wives are gonna be angry at me.
-I'm angry at you.

You wanna find your big scoop?
Your big scandal? Find it there.

-Whoa!
-Oh.

Whoa. Ow.

Ow. Shit…

Oh. Oh.

-Hi, I'm Whitney.
-I'm Justin.

Oh.

-Sorry.
-Oh.

-It's from the…
-Yeah.

-The slide. Yeah.
-The slide and the static electricity.

-After you.
-I, oh…

-Thank you.
-After you. Yeah.

-Justin and I go way back.
-Oh, man.

And he's been working behind the scenes
with me here for the past few weeks.

Some of you know him already.

He's all right. Kidding.
He's a good dude,

and this guy has a
Rolodex a mile long.

Okay, he could sell condoms to a nun.

So along with his
co-founder designation,

all department heads will
report directly to Justin.

You're all fired.

No, I'm… I'm just joking around.

This is gonna free up more of my
time as we focus on scaling up.

So, does anyone have
anything for Cardify?

Anyone?

And how about Tinder?

I got a little something.
Excuse me, folks. Sorry.

What's… What's
happening? I don't…

Fellas, coming through.
Excuse me, sorry.

So, I'm getting
out of the shower.

Ooh, sexy.

And, for context, I
like my showers hot.

'Kay, the whole bathroom
fills up with steam, so,

I go to wipe off the
mirror, and what do I see?

I see this beautiful face
staring right back at me.

I thought to myself, "Okay,
this is fun."

So, so, so I let the
mirror fog up again, right?

I wipe it away again,
this time to the left.

And now I'm thinking to
myself, "Okay, this is…

-This is really fun."
-This is why he's always late?

Look… look,

in the app, we're
using buttons right now

to say "yes" or "no" to
somebody's dating profile,

but it is clunky.
It is sluggish.

However,

swiping in one direction if
you like the person's profile,

swiping in the opposite direction
if you don't like the profile,

it makes it all one… one
smooth, fluid motion.

It's organic. It's how
the mind already works,

and it's fun.

Mmm. What do you guys think?

-Yeah, I kinda like that.
-Yeah, no, actually I think what

-this does best is differentiate us from...
-Y'know, I like the swipe.

The swipe is cool. But, uh,

we won't have time to program it
before my campus marketing push.

Well, this would be a good time to
say that Tisha and I have actually

been programming it
for the last week,

-and it is already in the new update.
-I'll need to be briefed on that first.

-Right, Sean?
-But does it work?

See for yourself.

Okay, everybody, uh,
check your phones

because right now,
ladies and gentlemen,

the swipe

is live.

-Uh, it says I need to update.
-Yeah, you gotta do the update

first, obviously.

-If you just… That one there.
-Okay, yeah.

-It's just installing. Do you have it yet?
-Mmm.

It's still… still cooking.

Give it a second.

-All right, all right, I got it. Um…
-Oh, you got it?

Oh, yeah, this is pretty slick.

-Look, yeah, check it out.
-Okay.

-Dude, this is impressive.
-Okay, so…

-Oh!
-You sign in?

-That's me. Look at that.
-Good picture, man.

-It's intuitive.
-I'm beginning to like it.

-Oh.
-I'll swipe on you.

Yeah, it's like dealing
cards. Hell yeah, JB.

Thanks. And Tisha.

Can we load up some
more starter accounts?

So that they're not, like,
staring at blank screens?

I think we should go with
this version tomorrow.

-Definitely. E-mail Brent right now.
-Yeah, thank you.

Guys, this is how you gamify.

Mmm, yeah, but her
face is kinda beat.

-When has that ever stopped you?
-Bro, shut up.

You know what I'm talking about.

-The redhead is way, way hotter.
-No. No, she's dressed like a pirate's...

-Oh, yo, uh, we're doing the…
-Hey.

Getting some photos

-selected for the demo.
-Pictures for the demo.

-Yeah.
-Yeah?

-Mmm.
-Okay, let me see.

Yep.

Okay.

No, not… not her.

-Yes! Do the redhead.
-Mmm.

Whew, she's super hot.

Whitney, you dog. Thank you.

What'd I say?

You wanted to see me?

Yes, yes, I did.

Um, care to talk over a game?

-Ping-Pong?
-Yeah, Ping-Pong.

I could try.

-Yep!
-Oh!

Fuck!

Oh, my God.

-I got it, I got it.
-Come on. Go again.

-Ready?
-Come on, come on.

-You're actually really good at this.
-Yeah,

I grew up with a Ping-Pong
table in our rec room, so…

-Yo! No! No!
-Yes! That's right. Oh, yes!

Okay,
go ahead. Sorry.

Wait, uh, what's the score?

Uh, 17 you, 14 me. Whoa.

Whoa. You knew I wasn't ready.

That's incredibly unsportsmanlike.
You're gonna have to make it up to me.

Uh, how about a work dinner?

Tomorrow night. Catch me
up on your marketing plan.

No, I can't. I-I leave
for SMU in the morning.

Well, then come tonight.

It's my uncle's birthday dinner.

My mom always makes way
too much food anyway.

Oh, what, at your
family's house?

-Uh, I don't wanna in...
-No, no, no.

They'll love you. They liked Diego, and
he's like the worst person I've ever met.

-Fuck you, bitch.
-Oh, he heard me.

-Whoa.
-Hey, Diego,

my cousin has a boyfriend
now, so don't do the thing...

-Bro, I know. I'm just here for the food.
-Okay.

Hey, what's up, buddy?

Britney, how you been?

-Come on, man.
-Justin!

-Hey, what's going on, buddy?
-Whoa!

-Justin. Hi, sweetie.
-Hi, Aunt Gayle. Hi, hi.

-This is Whitney.
-Oh.

-Hi, how are you?
-Hi. I'm Whitney.

Oh, Whitney, this is Ella.

-Oh, hi, Ella.
-Aw.

-Oh, she smiled. Oh, my God.
-Hey, what's going on?

-Hi.
-Good to see you.

-Hi.
-Good to see you.

-What's going on?
-Justin!

-Hey! What's happening?
-There he is!

-Sorry!
-What's the matter with you?

Showing up two hours
late. Dinner's over.

I showed up.

-Hi. Mom, this Whitney from work.
-Look at you.

-Oh. You're adorable.
-Hi.

-Sit down. Please, make her a plate.
-Oh.

-Plenty of leftovers.
-Okay.

So you work with my Justin?

Yes, ma'am.

Been there about,
uh, six months.

I don't think it's right to
meet people on the Internet.

I think if you're a good man, you
have no trouble meeting a nice girl.

My Justin's a good man.

-Oh.
-Aw.

-I raised you right.
-Mom!

Well, thank you for having me.

Your family is so warm.

Oh.

-Oh, God. Excuse me.
-Oh, God.

-Can I help?
-No, eat.

-Thank you.
-All right, nobody touch anything.

-What's going on?
-Uh, it's chaos. Do you…

-Do you eat everything? Yes?
-Oh, wow. Yes, please.

-Wine? Okay, um.
-Yes.

Pitch me on this
dating app idea.

Sean says you're
obsessed. What's going on?

Okay. Um. My first
revelation, uh…

Oh, I can help.

Nobody wants to do paperwork.

-Right.
-Seriously,

it's, like, make the sign-up
process under two minutes max.

So next is demographics.

You look at your Match.
come, your e-Harmonys…

-Uh-huh.
-…and it just… it becomes clear

really quickly that young people
are just not using these sites.

-Yeah, they're not cool.
-Right.

It's like you're ad-admitting
failure or social ineptitude

if you have to rely on a
dating site in your 20s.

Wow, that looks good.

I mean, on the other platforms,

I have to really dig to find
any decent guys under 40.

Mmm. So you use the other sites?

Yeah, f… for research.

Oh, for research. Of course. Of course.

And the other thing, right,

-is that they're all websites.
-Yeah.

So Hatch's future…

Well, the future of everything,
it's just… it's apps.

-Mm-hmm.
-But, at the moment,

we're in the unfortunate position
of trying to launch a dating app

when young people don't date online,
and old people don't do apps.

Okay, you're making
me a little nervous.

Am I jumping on a sinking ship?

-No. No.
-What's going on?

I look at this data, and
all I see is potential.

-Okay.
-You know,

if we can just break
through that stigma,

suddenly we've got complete market
share of all millennial dating…

-Wow, thank you.
-Mm-hmm.

-The demo that does most of the dating.
-Mm-hmm.

You know, all we need is just one…
…youthful epicenter

to adopt the app, and I just… I…

-I really think it'll catch like wildfire.
-Mmm.

Which is why I said
to Sean, you know,

"Just give me 600 bucks and a
plane ticket and I will come back

-with the next Fortune 500 company."
-That is sick.

-Justin.
-Hey...

Buddy! Oh, my…

-What did you do?
-I don't know.

Why SMU? Why is Dallas
our-our youthful epicenter?

-Please, walk me through that. Keep going.
-Okay. Well, I went there…

Go Mustangs.

So, I know the lay of the
land and the Greek life.

-Okay. Just 'cause…
-Hey, honey.

-Mmm.
-Hey.

You don't have some college
sweetheart waiting for you, huh?

No. No, God no.

Why-Why-Why "God no"?
What does that mean?

Uh… I just had a really…

-A toxic boyfriend back in high school.
-Hmm.

It's actually, like, not much
better in… …college.

Guys suck.

Yeah, thanks.

So, like…
Are you, uh…

Currently you don't…
you don't have…

-Right now?
-Yeah.

-No.
-Oh, okay. Okay. That's… No, that's good.

For the best. Don't wanna have
some jealous guy fighting me

when I take you home tonight.

When I drive you home tonight.
When I drive you home.

Like, after this. Like, not…

-Oh, my God.
-I'm freaking…

I graduated
not even a year ago.

Why do I feel 40 years older
than these… …girls?

I mean, these girls
scare the fuck out of me,

but you are, like, one of
them. They're gonna love it.

I don't get it.

We throw, like, mixers,
parties, uh, cookouts, and formals.

Meeting guys
is, like, what we do here.

Yes. No, I get
that, uh, totally.

Um, okay.

Have you ever been in a party
and there is this cute guy,

and you're thinking
about approaching him,

but you don't 'cause
you're nervous he won't be interested?

Actually, no. Don't answer that.

You are like
the most gorgeous person

I have ever seen in my life.

But for the rest of us, you know,
how many of you can relate to that?

Kinda? Yes, okay, great.

With Tinder, you're always starting
a conversation with someone

who you already
know is interested.

You know what? Let's just, uh,

let's see who's on here. Okay.

So, here we go.

Okay. All right.

Now this is what
I'm talking about.

He's a good-looking guy.

Okay, let's keep
look… Ugh. No. Mm-mmm.

But look, he's
Gryffindor, I'm Ravenclaw.

That is
just not meant to be.

That's a no, so I am
swiping left. Nope.

Okay. Ooh, Kyle.

Do we like Kyle?

Hmm. You know. Kinda cute.

Uh, oh, wait.

I'm pretty sure he dated
my friend forever ago.

-Pfft. And Kappas don't date Kappas' exes.
-Mm-mmm.

Good. That's a
no, so swipe left.

Next.

Huh. This I could get into.

He has, you know, nice
eyes, decent dresser.

I'm swiping right.

Oh! And look at
that, we matched.

Okay, so that, that basically means
that we both swiped right on each other.

And he's already sent a message.

"Hey, Whitney.
Love your profile.

Want to grab a coffee
at The Arnold tomorrow?"

Hmm. Sure,

don't mind if I do, Justin.

Okay, so, what do you think?

Did I mention

that Sigma Sigma Delta and Beta
Lambda have already signed up?

Oh, they have been
matching all morning.

-Wait, BG has been matching with the Sigs?
-They're all on there?

-Yes.
-Uh, h-how do I download it?

I wanna see this.

Yes, um, great.

Great. Okay, so Tisha here,
she's gonna walk you through it.

Super easy.

Gotta make
a quick phone call.

-Stall them for like 15 minutes.
-They're gonna find out no one they know

-is on this app so unless they sign up.
-Stall them.

Hi.

Hey, you guys. Hi.

Um, how would you like to meet
the hottest girls on campus?

-Yes!
-Oh, yes! That's what I'm talking about.

Okay, get out your phones.

Hey, guys, so you're really, really gonna
wanna choose a profile photo carefully.

Don't obsess over your photo

'cause you can always change
'em later. That's great.

Take your time.

And start swiping, guys. Let's do it.

I'm not seeing any of
the Sig guys on here.

Yeah, I don't recognize
any of these guys.

They definitely don't go here.

Okay, uh, like I said, I don't
think this is gonna be a fit for us.

Oh.

Oh, my God.

-Andrew Thompson's on here. Look.
-What?

-Oh! And Keshawn Brooks!
-Wait. What? Keshawn?

Well, do not swipe
right on Keshawn.

I'm swiping!

-I wanna see!
-This is good.

I matched with Sophie.

-And Gabby! Whoo!
-Thanks, guys.

-Oh, tell your friends!
-Hey, wait!

What's your profile name?

Jackie!

There's a woman here saying everyone
is on this app except for Beta Gamma.

-What?
-Hi!

I love this photo.
Definitely use that photo.

You know what? Just get any...

Everyone, everyone's on it.

You've gotta download it.

Here. You put these everywhere.
Everywhere. In the dorms, in the...

I'll do it if you download it! If
you download it, I'll do it. Okay.

Great! Give me your
phone! Download Tinder!

Hey… Ooh!

-Hey! What are you doing?
-Hi, you guys.

Uh, sorry to stop you. Uh, my name is
Whitney. I'm here to tell you, uh...

Oh, my God.

Hey! How was it?

Oh! So good.

Look at these numbers.

Next stop, UT.

Oh, shit.

-Hi. Hey.
-Hey! There you are.

What's up? How's New York?

Oh, yeah… No, uh, NYU is tomorrow.
I'm still in Utah tonight.

Oh, okay. Are you… Are you gonna
see your parents while you're there?

Oh, no. I just… I'm
too busy unfortunately.

How are you? Um, hey, how
was golf? Did you win?

Did… Yes.

Well, no 'cause Sean cheats, but
if he didn't, then I would've won.

I'm so jealous you get
to travel everywhere.

-It's so fucking boring here.
-Wait. Oh.

No, I saw your, um,
uh, USC push worked.

-Oh, yeah.
-The nightclub idea was a huge hit.

Oh, yeah, it was
massive. It was...

It was… I, what, download
the app and skip the line...

Yep. Turns out bribing works.

I mean, only losers wait in
line in the first place, but…

Oh, well they didn't
all look like losers.

I, uh, I saw your picture with all
those girls. Like, um, they were…

-You're the jealous one now.
-No.

-Oh, no, no. I didn't…
-Oh, no, no, I know.

-No, I… No, I didn't either.
-I'm not jealous.

-I didn't mean it like that.
-I mean, I'd be cool if you were jealous

'cause that would mean
that you like me a little.

And I would, uh… I would like
if you liked me a little.

Ah, shit.

-Sorry. I'll take that back. I...
-No, it's… No. Mm-mmm.

It's okay. I… I, um… I, uh… I…
I do. I-I like you a little.

Please God.

-Looks good.
-Great.

Nice.

-Uh, hey, JB, are we good to go?
-Getting closer.

Couldn't we just put
our subscription numbers

on, like, a big
flat-screen or something?

Absolutely not. This is
analog. This is much cooler.

-Sup, papichulo.
-What you doing?

Really? Okay, great. I think
Sean's gonna be here any minute.

Oh, hey. Hey. Not at work.

What? Don't tell me Sean gave
you the little… little talk too.

-It's fine, he can't stop us from dating.
-Wait, you told Sean about us?

Of course I did.
He's my best friend.

Wait. No, he's our boss.

I'm your boss too. So what?

Guys, have you met Hugh?

This is… This is Whitney
Wolfe and Justin Mateen.

-The two I was telling you about.
-It's a pleasure.

Well, I'm a co-founder.

I hear the whole college
marketing push was a big success.

-You kids just might have something here.
-Oh, yeah, there's no denying it.

I mean, you put
together the fact

that no one has successfully
tapped the millennial dating scene,

and that millennials are the
ones doing most of the dating,

it became very clear what
our mission statement was.

Keep this guy around.

Oh, no.

It was nice to
meet Hugh… you. Uh, Mr… Hugh.

What?
Wait, that was my thing.

You were just standing there
not saying anything so I just…

I just… I just covered for you.

Sorry. That's my bad.

I…

Let's…

How we looking JB?

Yeah, just about there, brother.

Yeah, we're good.

Okay.

-Is it working?
-Yeah.

Damn it.

Oh, my God. I gotta…

I gotta say I'm
shocked this thing actually works.

You know what? Maybe I should
stop being shocked by success

after the past few
months we've had.

That's right!

Come on!

Justin, JB, get up here.

-Come on. Let's go.
-Get 'em, JB.

I'm proud to have you
jerks as my co-founders.

Whitney, you too.

Oh, okay.

Okay.

As you all know...

As you know, Whitney has been
a one-woman wrecking ball,

strong-arming every college student who
dares cross her path into joining Tinder

and-and...

Judging by these numbers, guys,
they're telling their friends. Okay?

So I'd like to officially announce
that Whitney is the newest,

and certainly the most feminine,
co-founder of Tinder. Yes. Yes.

Oh, my God.

My God!

You didn't tell me.

I didn't know. I...

-Get up… Get up here.
-Oh, my God. Sean.

Yeah!

Oh, my God. Thank you so much.

Um.

I, uh… Okay, I
just wanna say a few things.

Um, I feel so lucky, uh, to
work alongside such talented,

hardworking, inspiring people...

Individuals who are also
just my closest friends.

And I'm not just saying that
because we work together nonstop

so… …you're
basically my only friends.

-Okay, I don't wanna make a big speech...
-Too late.

You're literally giving
a speech right now.

Okay, okay, okay.

I guess we gotta
get back to work!

We gotta get back to work,
you heard her. You heard her.

Sup.

Sup.

♪ Let's raise the bar ♪

-Yes!
-Oh, my God. Hi. Is it… Salt?

Yes.

Whoa, Justin, that was rude.

Sorry.

I'm sorry.

Yo, yo, yo, yo. Read this.
Read this. Read this.

"Tinder slut.

A girl that sleeps with men using
the popular dating app Tinder."

Urban Dictionary!
Urban Dictionary! Yeah!

♪ We're up all night to get lucky
We're up all night to get lucky ♪

Like, this is a dream come
true. Thank you. Thank you.

-Hey.
-Hey, Nate.

Come on in.

Hey, Diego. Diego.
Take a picture.

Her checking her e-mail.
It's gonna look so good.

Girls, hi. Can you put these on?

And can everybody
say "Swipe right."

-Swipe right.
-Yeah. Perfect. Get that shot.

Okay. Hold on. Hold on.

Hey! Are you kidding?

What?

-Come on. What are you doing?
-What are you doing?

-The fuck are you doing?
-I am working.

And the winner of this
year's Best New Startup is…

Looks like they're the
ones getting lucky tonight.

-Tinder.
-Tinder.

Accepting the
Crunchie on behalf of Tinder

are co-founders Sean Rad, Justin
Mateen and Jonathan Badeen.

It has been… It's
been an incredible year,

with a lot more to come.

Uh… Thank you.

We hope that we can live up to this
honor. Guys, thank you so much.

And thank you for swiping right.

Whoo!

I'm not meaning to. I'm not trying
to. It's just… This is… This is just…

Okay.
Yeah, absolutely.

You know, we would love
to keep talking strategy.

Uh, you should come by
the new office this week.

-Hey, Whit.
-Um, one sec.

Can we all chat for a second?

Oh. O-Okay.

Okay. What's up?

Show her.

Uh, I have friends sending me

insane screenshots of dudes
being awful on the app.

They report and nothing happens.

And there's a VICE article about
how pervasive the dick pics are.

This is terrible.

So you'll speak to the guys?

I mean… Well, we
delete the dick pics.

Uh, well, I mean, Beth deletes them,
which is in and of itself fucked up.

Beth graduated from Cornell Business.
She did not sign up for that.

And nothing happens to
the guys who send them

so they just keep doing it.

I'm starting to recognize
some of the dicks.

Okay. Yes. We absolutely
need to address this. Um…

I'll-I'll be sure to find a time
to bring it up with the guys.

Uh, there's the four
o'clock this afternoon.

Thank
you, Stephanie.

Whit, what is with
the hesitation?

There's no hesitation.
I'm just, um…

I'm the only woman
in there and it's…

I'm trying… I have to
come off in a certain way.

It's… You…

It's hard to explain
when you're not in there.

Oh. Well, try.

Tisha, I'm not disagreeing
with you, all right?

I'm just… You are
the one who told me

that a startup isn't anything
until it hits a million users.

We're not there yet, you know.

And the more we grow,

the stronger footing I have
to really make a change.

Okay, but are we saying that
we can't do the right thing

until we've crossed some
imaginary finish line?

I just kinda feel like that's an
excuse to not confront the real iss...

Okay. I will bring it
up. I will bring it up.

-Thanks, Whitney.
-No, yeah, you… you got it.

So projections are good. I
mean… Yeah, they're really good.

True.

-But they're really good…
-They're really good.

…but that doesn't mean it's
time to get complacent.

Copycat apps are popping up left
and right. So we can't let up.

-Anything else for right now?
-No, it's...

Well, uh…

Apparently, um, some
female users are,

you know, they're feeling that
we are not responsive enough

to harassment complaints.

And there's also the, um…

You're gonna say the
dick pic article.

Yes. I-I think there could be
room to toughen up our policies.

I don't know, babe. It-It sounds like
clickbait to me. Not an actual problem.

Well, I mean, it is an
actual problem if, you know,

it starts driving women
away from the app.

I mean, you know it's kinda hard
to run a dating app without 'em.

Look, I think most of these chicks
are just reporting harassment

on guys who reject
them. Probably.

-You can't be serious.
-That's what this sounds like.

Justin, that is… You do
not really mean that?

-No. What? I'm serious.
-That is just really...

-Guys. Excuse me. Okay? Okay?
-Sorry.

Um, I'm just not sure
that it's our place though

to tell people what
they can and cannot say.

Uh, sure. First
Amendment. Right, exactly.

I mean, I-I don't think
there's something wrong

-with taking a look at our policy.
-Right.

We've not really made any changes
since we first started this so...

Guys, we are netting over
10,000 new sign-ups a day.

That means the formula is clearly
working, why mess with it?

Yeah, I mean, we need to be
practical, not emotional. Right?

We don't wanna get in
the habit of overreacting

to every piece of bad press.

-Like…
-That's true.

I mean, is there… is there a way

to confront the
conversation head-on though?

Like, kind of control the
narrative and reframe it somehow.

Mmm.

Well, I think it's this.

Um…

It used to be that
if you want to meet someone,

you would go to a bar on
a Friday night, right?

And you might get hit on
by the occasional creep.

It's not on the bar owner. Doesn't
mean you burn down the bar.

-Yeah.
-IRL,

guys say stupid shit to girls
all the time… at like a club.

Doesn't mean it's
the club's fault.

-Yes. That.
-Yeah.

Good. Sweet. Okay. Nice work.

Um… What's next?

I can't do this anymore.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

Are you kidding me?

I really wanna be focusing
on work right now.

-Okay?
-On work. You-You work for me.

Justin, come on.

-What? You do.
-No, no, I don't work for you.

I'm your colleague,
okay? I'm a co-founder.

Who is he? Who are you flirting with?
You're talking to someone, I can tell.

-I have said before, there's no one.
-What am I supposed to tell my family?

My mom trusted you.

-What am I supposed to say?
-I know. I'm sorry, okay?

I know this sucks.

No, no. It doesn't suck.

Have you any idea the kind of
Tinder trim I've been turning down?

Okay. Okay. Have at it.

Oh, yeah,
walk… walk away.

Yeah. You got what you wanted.

Fuck the boss to get ahead.

Then you drop him
once you're there.

Who you gonna blow next?
Sean? Under his fucking desk?

Damn it. Shit. I heard
how that… I'm sorry.

I know that's too far. Sorry.

Can we just go back to my
place and talk about this?

I really did not mean that.

Have you… Have you been in this
relationship for the past six months?

-You make me feel like shit, Justin.
-I'm sorry.

Let's
just leave it there, okay?

Let's just leave it there.

You're doing it again.

What am I doing?

The toxic boyfriend in-in high school
and then again in college and now me.

I'm the toxic boyfriend.
You notice a pattern here?

It's not the guys, Whit,
it's… it's-it's you.

There's something
wrong with you.

You can tell yourself
you're the victim, okay?

The truth is there's a guy here
who really cares about you…

…who'd be willing
to forgive you.

-I'm leaving.
-Really?

Just all I ask is that we just please
keep this professional at work.

Yeah, I'll be professional
as fuck. Don't worry.

They are swiping on profiles, you
know, matching with cute singles,

you know, maybe they're even
coordinating their next hookup.

And as a result, uh, their, um…

…adrenaline, their
dopamine, it's just like…

It's flooding
through their bodies

and that is their state of mind
when your client's ad pops up.

I feel pretty confident that's the
message we can sell to our board members.

I'm so sorry. I just… I really…

-I thought that my phone was on silent.
-No worries, please.

Listen, I-I think we have enough
here to take back to our clients.

I'm so sorry about that.
I was distracted. I, um…

-Yeah. We-We're… We're good. Thank you.
-Um, p…

Whitney.

-Hi.
-Come on, you're a basic white woman,

Phil Collins should be like a god to you.

I love Phil Collins. That
was Phil Collins?

-Oh, God.
-I mean, disrespectfully, it was.

-But yeah.
-Sorry. I'm sorry. I just, um…

Justin's been
derailing me all week

so I'm behind… I'm really behind on
work. I just need to send this last...

Well, maybe you should just take
a break from all that, right?

Just for like a second. It's
Sunday. It's the Lord's day.

And also we…

Are c… We're celebrating
your birthday.

Yay! Yes. Absolutely.

I'm so… I'm so sorry. I'm
right back with you. I'm here.

Okay.

Look, Whit, if this asshole's really
affecting your work this much,

I think you should
speak to Sean.

No. No way.

Don't. I'm… I'm fine.

I'm dealing with it. It's… It's…

I don't wanna cause any drama.
Just so embarrassing. Um…

Well, maybe… I, uh… I think
you should speak to him anyway.

Not just about the Justin thing.

Um. Okay. Why?

Um. The… You know, the Time
profile that we all interviewed for?

-Mm-hmm.
-Um…

It doesn't
list you as a co-founder.

Wait, what? I can't…

-I can't do dinner. I'm sorry.
-Yeah.

Yeah.

Dude, I d… I don't
know how this happened.

I'm sorry. I-I saw it.
It was an oversight.

You somehow didn't realize
you were posing for a photo?

Hey, Whit, it is one stupid
article that no one's gonna read.

-It's Time magazine.
-Look, it's…

Hey, you know that I'm your
biggest cheerleader, right?

Whit, I, like, brag
about you to everyone.

What's…

What's going on? You okay?
You're usually, you know…

-You're eyes on the prize.
-I still am.

Okay.

Okay, this is just… This
is not just about the article.

Like, I don't want to make this a
big deal or anything, all right?

But I'm having sort of a…
um, a problem with Justin.

-Mm-hmm.
-Since we've broken up,

you know, things
have gotten… intense.

All right. Just come sit.

Yeah. That's… Um…

You're both adults.

And couples break up.
You know, I think…

I really think the best
thing you can do is just…

I think you guys have to just
get over this and move on, right?

-Exactly. That's exactly what I wanna do.
-Okay.

Do you think maybe you
could say that to him?

I think it might be a bit of a bad
look if I were to step in here.

I just… People talk. I… I
just… No, I…

Okay, look, I really didn't wanna
have to bring you into this, um…

It's got pretty bad.

Whoa.

Um…

I'll talk to him.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Okay.

-Did we make it in time?
-I don't know. I don't know.

Did we make it in time?

-Oh, what the f...
-Oh, shit.

Dude.

I-I'm on it.

Oh.

Oh, God.

Oh, my God. Wait.
Wait. Look. Look.

-Oh, my God. Holy shit. We did it.
-Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

Hey, losers!

Who here can remember
just one year ago

when every blog and tech rag and pundit
told us that Tinder wasn't gonna make it?

Well, today we have one million reasons
why they can shove it up their asses.

Tonight we celebrate.

Everyone go home and get dressed,
you all look insane and beautiful.

-Stephanie! Stephanie!
-Hold on. Yes?

I want you to invite
the whole town.

I'm on the phone with
the fire department.

After that then.

Then I should probably
call the insurance company.

They can't stop us now!

What the fuck? Hey! What the fuck?
You guys are animals! You're animals!

Tinder shots! Tequila!
Viagra! And Rohypnol!

-Oh shit!
-Diego!

Oh, my God!

Thank you.

He's crazy.

Do you work here?

Yeah, yeah.

I've been here since the
beginning. I'm, I'm Whitney.

Marta. But I-I'm
just a plus one.

Oh.

Oh, what's it like,
uh, working here?

Feels like a real
bro zone.

Yeah.

Uh, no it's going
great. Thank you.

I mean, it's pretty
all-consuming.

Um… you know we're
together all the time.

It's kind of like a big… it's a
big family. You know?

Yeah. You know,
families can get messy. Right?

It's great. It's going great.

Um, it was really nice to
meet you. Um… I gotta run.

-Bye.
-Bye.

Holy moly! Oh, my God!

Okay. We need champagne.
I will be right back.

You must be famous
Whitney Wolfe.

Oh. I'm not… I'm not sure
about that first part but yes.

Andrey Andreev. CEO of Badoo.

We are, uh, biggest online
dating platform in...

In all of Europe.

Yes, hi.

And as of a month ago,
all of South America.

Well, depending on how
you look at the numbers.

-Let's look at the numbers that way.
-Aren't you, um,

based out of London?

Yes, but uh… I keep
office in the Bay

and uh… when I get the
invitation this afternoon,

I-I jump in the helicopter
and come down. Why not?

I was gonna take my chopper here too
but, you know, it's in the shop so…

They can be very temperamental.

-I found this to be true.
-Oh no. I was…

-I don't…
-You make a joke. I also make a joke.

-Oh.
-I know that I am very rich.

That is my burden to bear.

But listen I want to be
very up-front with you.

This is not a
chance interaction.

I know that you are the
brains behind this, uh…

This Tinder explosion.

Wow, uh, no.
This, this was a team effort.

No. Marketing, college campus
strategy, even the name.

My people tell me this was you.

Come be my CMO.

Uh…

Tinder have one million
users, start with very little.

It's not bad. This is
okay. But, uh, Badoo?

We have 377 million users.

190 countries.

Now we are biggest online
dating platform in the world.

But, uh, not yet
household name in America.

Hmm? This is where Whitney Wolfe come in.

Hmm?

Wow, um…

Badoo is… it's already Badoo.

So any success I might have there
could never feel fully mine.

I'm, you know… Tinder is
literally my whole world.

Tinder is, uh, great, big
dream cake for you, huh?

I know this probably
sounds just crazy

but, um… I, I can't take you
up on your very generous offer.

Hmm.

Then I will crush
you and your company.

Just kidding. I make another joke.

No. This, this is your baby.

You, you want to stay? I
would do the same. But, uh…

You can't blame a
girl for trying.

And now I must leave you.

There are very many
beautiful women here

and, uh… having your own
helicopter has its perks.

I bet
it does.

-Hey, how are you?
-Hey.

All right. Oh, my God.

Hey, Whit.

Who the hell were you
talking to out there?

I don't know what you mean.

Oh, God.

I don't care what you do outside
of the company. I really don't.

But when you bring your boyfriends
around here, we got a problem.

-Oh, my God. Justin…
-No, I'm serious, I'm serious.

Okay, if you hurt my
pride, y-you will be fired.

-It's as simple as that.
-Oh, my God.

Okay, please. I do not
wanna do this at work.

You're telling me not to
bring our shit to work?

You're the one playing
victim to Sean.

No, no, no. I just wanted
him to ask you to stop

-because, you aren't listening to me.
-And you thought he would side with you?

Heard you cried to him about the
Time article too. Is that true?

Oh, boy.

Having a female co-founder
makes us look like a joke.

If you talk to me about anything
besides work from now on,

-it will not be good for you.
-Scary. Very scary.

Oh, God.

-No, not really.
-What does that even mean?

She's like a… She's just, I don't
know, she's young. She's immature.

You were the one
who slept with her.

I'm not saying…

Yeah.

Hey, Justin.
There's the whore.

What?

Oh, uh, I-I don't…

Whitney, hey. Um… not a
great time. What's up?

Dude, please tell me this
isn't about you and Justin.

You know I don't wanna
bring you into this.

Yeah. Uh, yeah, you
mentioned that last time.

Sean, okay you… you know me.

It's okay. I do. I do. What…
Hey, hey. What's going on?

This just, um…

-…this is just all feeling a little…
-Come, just sit down here.

This is just feeling really
out of control.

Yeah. What's going on?

He's, uh, cutting
me out of meetings.

Um, he's…

…he's sent me a thousand more texts
since the last time we talked.

Horrible texts.

I was just…

They just called me a whore, um,
in front of a bunch of people.

People I have to
work with every day.

And he gets them to
laugh with him at me.

It's unprofessional. It's affecting
my work, it's affecting his.

It's humiliating.

It's… It's… I cannot
take it anymore.

If you can just ride this out

-and tough it out a little bit longer.
-Sean, no.

He's gonna get over it. I'm
telling you, I know him.

I-I cannot work here with him.

I can't.

Okay.

Okay. Okay.

So are you telling me
that you are resigning?

I mean you said that you
can't work here, right?

I did, yeah.

Okay.

Um, so you need to e-mail me
saying that you are quitting

and I need you to give a reason,

which I presume is because you want to
move to Texas to start your own company.

-I know that you've mentioned that.
-Sean, why are you doing…

Don't, don't treat
me like a stranger.

-Sean, please.
-Your employment continuing here

is not likely an
option at this point.

-So just send the e-mail.
-Why are you being all weird and lawyery?

You will be paid through
the end of the week

and IT can help with any and all
out-boarding that needs to take place.

Obviously if you need an employer
reference, you can speak to Stephanie

and she'll sort you out and
put it on my my letterhead.

Any meetings you have

scheduled will be
automatically suspended.

We'll need to get a refund
on flights and lodging

for that upcoming conference, but
we can handle that on our end.

Your password to the portal will expire,
um, automatically at midnight tonight.

No. I do not want
to sign an NDA.

Okay. Well, this settlement's gonna be
a nonstarter for them without the NDA.

I don't under… I don't
understand. I, um…

When we filed the suit, you know,
you said we had a strong case.

And we do. You demonstrated a pattern of
abuse that is systemic and company-wide.

Right.

And the picture these
text messages paint,

well, Justin Mateen wouldn't exactly
cut a sympathetic figure for a jury.

I mean he was suspended.

Which is why we were able to get
this settlement figure so high.

No, the money is nothing.

It's not nothing to me,
it's a crazy amount to me,

but for them it is
a slap on the wrist.

I just want what I deserve.

I built Tinder with them.

I'm a… I'm a fucking co-founder.

They contest that interpretation.

Whitney,

you want to take this to
court, we take it to court.

-This is your decision.
-Okay.

What would that look like?

Well, we'll be spending
a lot more time together.

They have the resources to drag
this out three, four, five years.

And if this becomes
a public trial,

uh, you have to think about
how you'll be perceived.

For Tinder, uh, a suit like this

will certainly be a blemish on
their reputation, but you…

…you will always be that woman who
sued Tinder for sexual discrimination.

It will follow you.

And if history is any indication…
…it will define you.

Even if you win.

There's a reason less than 15%
of these cases go to trial.

Signing gives you the freedom to move
on to the next chapter of your life.

We did not discriminate
against Whitney in any way.

Now, I've learned a lot
through this process.

Guys, I recognize, yeah, I
could've handled things better.

But we take gender equality
very seriously here.

And none of this bullshit
is gonna slow us down.

-Yeah, yeah.
-Okay?

Whitney Wolfe? Do you regret starting
a relationship with Justin Mateen?

-What?
-Someone leaked the settlement.

How?
How did it get out?

Well, we know it wasn't us

and there's only one other party
that had access and opportunity.

But that's completely
speculative. We have no proof.

Well, now I get to tell
my side of the story.

Unfortunately, this leak does
not absolve you from the NDA.

How is that even possible?

So they can just write anything they
want about me and I have to stay silent?

-Anything they want?
-If you say anything, they can sue.

This is Marta Medina

Hi. It's Jessica.
You e-mailed me last week.

Um, thank you for, for
getting back to me.

Yeah, I don't wanna go on record
at all. Um… But those guys.

They deserve to go down.
For a bunch of things.

D-Do you have any documentation?

I don't want anything
coming back to me,

but you said you looked
into Magic Lab, right?

It's impossible to untangle
all the different subsidiaries.

It's not just the
shell companies, it's…

It's just kind of crazy there.

Um, you should really just talk
to some of the other women.

Hi. I'm so sorry I'm late.

You know how impossible it is
to get out of there sometimes.

No, I don't anymore actually.

Oh, I didn't, um,
mean, like, um…

Sean is being forced
to step down as CEO.

He didn't have to leave the company,
but, like, he has to step down.

Okay, that doesn't
help me get a job. So…

You're not gonna have a
problem getting a job, Whitney.

How many people co-founded
a top app at 24?

According to Tech Monthly,

former employees said that Wolfe never
held nor deserved her co-founder title.

I don't think it's healthy to be
memorizing the negative comments.

Have you Googled me? I wouldn't
hire that insane person either.

I'm sorry. It's really unfair.

It's not so unfair that you'd have
a problem still working for them.

I know you don't think
that I should quit my job.

No, I'm not… No, no, no.
You do whatever is good.

If you feel good working for
them then…

You didn't seem to have such
a problem with them, Whit,

when that situation was
working in your favor.

Oh…

You do not know what it was like for
me. You were not in those meetings.

No, I wasn't.

How could I possibly
know what was happening?

Because once you climbed up the
ladder, you never reached back down.

Where the hell is all
of this coming from?

It's not fucking new, Whitney.

-You're just too selfish...
-Oh, now you figure is the time

-to tear me apart when I am at my lowest.
-I'm not trying to tear you down.

But as your friend, I would
appreciate if you would

just acknowledge your…
your inherent… your…

Dude, it's just easier for you,
Whit, it just is. It's easier.

Oh, my God, if it has been
so fucking easy for me

then how come you're still
the one with the fucking job.

You know what, I don't
wanna do this actually.

-Okay.
-I need a break from the Whitney show.

Enjoy your drink.

Bitch.

-Have you seen this?
-Yeah, man, she's crazy.

Can I help you?

-Hello?
-Whitney.

-Andrey?
-You're very difficult to get hold of.

My people have been trying you,
text, e-mail. But, uh, nothing.

Oh. Uh, yeah, I've been
really, um… I've been busy.

I'm deep in R & D
on a new project.

Okay, sounds good.
Well, I'm in town

and, uh, you wanna meet
and talk the next steps?

-Next steps?
-Can you be at Los Angeles theater tonight

at, uh, eight o'clock? Uh, we see a
show and then, um, maybe we can chat.

Uh, Andrey, wait, um… I
am not at Tinder anymore.

Yes, yes, I know. I hear the whole
story. It sounds like, uh, bullshit.

But, uh, I'm very happy because it
means I can poach you more easily.

-You said at eight?
-Okay. See you then.

This is the address.

Yeah, sorry, can I
just have a minute?

Uh, I already ended the
trip in the app, so… Yeah.

Okay.

I'm sure you have seen the show
many times, but for me it was first.

Oh, no I hadn't seen it either.

Really? You are, uh, Mormon and
you did not see this funny show?

-I'm not Mormon.
-But you are from Utah?

Yeah, but they let
non-Mormons live there too.

You know, I don't
actually think Mormons…

…they
don't really love the show.

Huh. Well, great it all
works out.

-You want, uh, wine?
-Uh, sure.

-Uh, this.
-Got it.

Okay, time for Mr. Straight To Point.

What is this big, uh, secret
project you are developing, huh?

It's a social networking app
called Merci for women only.

Huh.

Yes and where the only currency…

The only way to communicate will
be through compliments, kindness.

Okay. But, uh…

Really I want you and me to do something
that we do best, you know? Dating app.

No. Hmm. There's no way.
I cannot go back into dating.

But, yes you can. I read
the court documents.

There is no non-compete
clause. It's crazy business.

I know. I mean, I…

I wanna work on something
I can be proud of.

Actually, you
know, do some good.

That's very… very noble,

but, uh, are you sure that you want to
do this with a kindness app?

Um…

Okay, Andrey…

Listen, when I
was a… a freshman,

I was the only girl in
my computer science class

and… …I remember
one day I walked in and I just…

Like, there was this giant photo
of a naked woman on the projector

and at first I
thought, you know,

they're playing some kind
of prank on me obviously.

But it turned out the professor
had projected the photo

-Wow.
-It was Lena Forsén,

the 1972 Playboy centerfold.

Just happens to be the first
image ever digitally transferred.

It wasn't some kind of
joke. It was a lesson.

-In the foundation of computing history.
-Hmm.

The Internet is supposedly some kind
of transformative revolution, right?

Freedom. Democratization.
You know?

But according to whom? Apple.
Amazon. Facebook. Twitter.

The rules of online behavior have
been written exclusively by men.

And the result is that
most of the online experience

is pretty fucking
shitty for women.

Maybe we can fix this
problem… with dating.

Oh, my…
Come on, Andrey,

everything that is wrong
with Internet culture

is at its peak
with online dating.

It is regressive, it is
full of creeps who can spam,

harass women night and day
with no accountability.

It reinforces outdated
gender roles and…

We need to change dating.

There it is. I knew you'd
come up with something great.

A dating app that is actually
a good experience for women.

-Like the Merci version of dating.
-Yes.

-Exactly. Made by women for women.
-Yes!

Wait… Um…

Just to be clear…
I am not for hire.

Okay, uh… whatever this is…

-I need to be the founder…
-Of course.

…and CEO.

Maybe you want, uh, my
helicopter too. Huh?

Sure. Why not?

Whitney this is your
ship. Captain Whitney.

Hey. Can I
walk you to your train?

It's gonna be here
in two minutes.

Okay. Uh, I'll keep
it short. Well, short for me.

Um…

Okay, listen, I'm
sorry, all right?

The last time I saw you I was…

You were right, okay?

Look, I'd… I ignored how bad it was
there until all of this happened to me.

And I, I bought into the idea that there
was only space for one woman in the room.

And I made sure it was me.

And the… the worst
part is I liked it.

It felt cool being the
only girl in the club.

And it wasn't just that I
didn't push back on the toxic shit.

I-I'd feed into it to
prove I could hang.

Tish, I've had some
real blind spots.

I need to do better. I will.

Okay? I'm sorry. Okay?

You really pissed me off.

I know.

-Like a lot.
-I know.

But…

I appreciate the apology.

And I'm sorry that I
couldn't be there for you

in the ways that you
really needed me to be.

I mean, I kind of owe you anyway.

You've been to, like, every single one
of my shows even though we suck so bad.

No.

-Don't lie to my face.
-I thought, like…

I thought we just, like,
had a moment.

Okay. Listen, Tish.

I'm starting something new.

And, you know what? It's gonna
be empowering and intersectional.

Intersectional, new vocab.

Okay, it's fully funded, and
I need you to come and work with me.

-Yeah. Obviously I'm in.
-I understand if you need more time.

-No, I need zero time.
-And we…

-I'm giving those bastards zero notice.
-We would be relocating to Austin, Texas.

-I love Austin. Lets be weird, lets do it.
-It's the fastest growing city

-in the country and...
-Whitney!

Let's fucking do it.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's do it.

Okay.
What's the-the thing?

Our identity, you know? We're
missing that one, big hook.

The thing that we're missing is a name.
I really think that Bumble is a winner.

Oh, I don't… I don't know. I just… I
think of like, bumbling, stumbling.

Let's just keep
talking big picture.

Okay, uh, banning harassment.
How do we actualize it?

Um, like a report feature.
Kind of like Twitter's.

It's just that… When I
was going through the worst of it,

I was reporting
tweets left and right.

And the next day, the same creep
would just be right back at it.

All right. So we need a
zero tolerance policy.

You harass once and you're
booted forever. Bye.

Yes, I love it. No
second chances. Got it.

Yeah. And can we do no
unsolicited dick pics?

-Mmm. Yes.
-Absolutely.

-And I was also thinking some...
-And we should really create…

Sorry. Please.

Oh. Uh, no. That's fine.

Yeah. I was just, um, I was
thinking no shirtless selfies.

'Cause, you know, people,
they think Tinder,

and they think one-night stands,
and really cheesy shirtless selfies.

So, it's, like, um, you
want a fuckboy, use Tinder.

But you want something more,
like a meaningful relationship,

or even just like a decent person
to bang, uh, come on over to…

We need a name.

-Yeah. Come on over to our app…
-Careful. It's really hot.

-Thank you.
-…where you'll find better people,

or at least, um, better behaved
people. But, I don't know.

Oh. No. No, no, no, no. Beth.
Beth, I love it. We're doing it.

-Okay.
-Okay.

And while we're at it, uh, no
photos of people holding guns.

Okay. So, keep your shirt on and your gun
locked up and your dick in your pants.

It's so cool that we can just
say stuff, and then, it's real.

Also, every start-up I've
ever worked at was 90% dudes.

Right. Oh, so, we will hire a
90% female team here in Austin.

Can't do that.

David. I forgot that
you were back there.

You can't discriminate
based on sex.

Well then, why is every
other start-up all men?

Look, let me rephrase. You
can't explicitly discriminate

based on sex when hiring. Legally.

Okay. So, we won't explicitly
hire a 90% female team.

You can't say it
like that either.

-Okay.
-Hello, ladies.

-Andrey.
-Hello.

-Hi.
-Wow. There's a big wave of energy

from the room there.
This is… It's great.

So there's someone I want you
to meet. This is Charlotte.

-She's new PR person. She know everything.
-Hi.

-Hi.
-Hi, Charlotte.

I've heard a lot about you, and
I'm so excited to come down there,

see the operation in
person sometime soon.

-Thank you.
-We can't...

-Oh.
-She is very expensive.

She charge me a lot of money
per word, so I-I cut off.

Um, but I see whiteboard.
A lot of ideas there.

Can I set a meeting with the engineers,
uh, get things started going?

Oh, no. No, no. We're still
missing something big here.

Including the name
of the company.

And we just… We need
a feature, right?

That just in no uncertain terms says
that we are here and we are different

and we are a hell
of a lot better

-than anything you've tried before.
-Yes. Yes.

But have monumental
breakthrough very quickly.

You know I have board here, very
itchy to-to start monetizing.

-Yeah.
-All right. I know it's hard to have,

uh, big idea in this
shitty little room.

Uh, you know, you get out see new
city. Try the local cowboy drinks.

-Okay.
-Only if David comes with us.

-Oh, yeah.
-David?

Oh, yeah.

Oh. It-It's almost my bedtime.

-Uh. David.
-David, come on.

-You can come.
-Well…

-Come on.
-David.

-David. David. David.
-No. There's no way.

-David. David.
-David. David. David.

I can't believe
David didn't come.

Yeah, it really seemed like
that chanting was gonna work.

Whit. Um, there's a guy who I think
is checking you out over there.

I don't wanna talk
guys. I wanna talk app.

I think we should
go with Bumble.

Come on. It's, like… Okay.

Uh, bumblebees, right?
The app becomes your hive.

And what is at the
center of a hive?

-The queen bee.
-Exactly.

It's female-centric.
It's inclusive and safe.

It's literally everything
that we've been looking for.

Um, Whit. That cute cowboy at the end
of the bar keeps looking over here.

I really don't
have time for guys.

We need to focus on Bumble.

Thank you. It's good.

-Perfect.
-I hear you, but I think you should…

-Jesus.
-Mm-hmm.

Whoo.

Yeah.

You know,
I mean, I don't know.

I, um, haven't been out with
anyone since my life imploded.

Yeah. Well, it's time to
get back on that horse.

Or maybe just on the cowboy.

But what if the guy googles me?
Come on. What is he gonna see?

Like, a thousand articles saying
that I might be a lying whore.

That's something that you can
bring up on a second date.

-Or maybe even a third.
-Or we could not play

three-dimensional chess and just
focus on this palpable sexual tension.

-Oh, yeah. Give him some signals.
-Wow.

Come on. Maybe he'll
come over here.

Maybe I just go
introduce myself.

-Yeah.
-Oh, I don't know.

I feel, like, it's better
if he comes over here.

You don't want to come
off as, like, desperate.

-Desperate? What do you mean?
-Listen, I don't think that. It's…

I-I think… Some
people think that. Um…

You know, like, that the
guy should come to you.

Mmm.

I…

Um… Wait… I need a, um…

Okay. We have a lot
to discuss, but first,

I gotta see a man about a beer.

-Okay.
-Okay, good.

That's good. I'm glad
she's doing that.

Hi.

Hi. Hi, I'm Michael.

Um, can I… Can I
buy you a drink?

Oh, well, that depends. Um…

Will you just read
this article about me?

And then you can just let me
know if you're still interested.

Uh, yeah. Yeah, all right.

-Thanks.
-Yeah, sure.

-Whitney.
-Yes.

Got it. Yeah. Okay.

Oh.

Yeah, sorry.

I-I don't think, uh, I can
buy you a drink, after all.

Yeah. Yes.

Yeah, because according to the
article, you've got a million dollars.

Which means you should
be buying me a drink.

Yeah, that can be arranged.

-Um, should I sit? Yes, I'll sit.
-Yeah. You wanna sit? Yeah, please sit.

How can we create an online space
that feels safe and empowering, right?

Which leads us to
our core principle…

Women make the first move.

When members of the opposite
sex match on Bumble,

women have to send
the first message.

This is gonna shift
outdated gender dynamics,

encouraging equality
from the get-go.

Come on y'all, download Bumble!

-Let's talk about reprogramming.
-But with respect,

why reprogram code
that's already working?

This is not a plug-and-play of
your existing product and API.

We need to use thoughtful UX UI,
innovative machine learning models,

very secure back end infrastructure
and new safety systems to build

the safest place on
the Internet for women.

You heard her.

Hey, what have we got?

So Tinder's parent company is suing
Bumble for trademark infringement.

Why, drama just follows this woman
around. Maybe this time she'll buzz off.

We swipe left on your
past attempts to buy us.

We swipe left on your current
attempts to intimidate us.

No comment.

Instead of focusing on us,

you should spend your time taking care
of bad behavior on your own platform.

Which is why we are so, so, so proud
to invest in BIPOC female founders.

But the laws haven't caught
up with this new reality.

We need accountability
for bad behavior.

If indecent exposure is
a crime on the streets,

then why is it okay on
your phone or computer?

-Let me know if this feels all right.
-I appreciate it.

-Good right here?
-How's it looking out there?

One sec.

Okay, baby, you have
all day.

You really don't need
to put that on now.

Yeah, good. 'Cause I think this
is gonna take all day anyways.

Okay, Whitney, let's check levels.

You could rehearse whatever
you're gonna say tonight.

-Okay.
-No, no. She's more of a wing-it gal.

Okay, something like:

After a billion
romantic matches,

our new feature,
Bumble for Friends,

um, is the culmination of everything
I have been working towards.

Whoo-hoo! Yeah!

BFF will transform our company

into a community-driven,

-female forward social network.
-Yeah.

Sounding great. Thank you, Whitney.

You're gonna crush it.

-Okay. I am taking this…
-Thank you.

-…because I know you don't wanna wear it.
-I hate it. I hate it so much.

Oh.

Okay.

All right, I have to go back to
the office for another interview.

-Mm-hmm. It's fine.
-Sorry. Um, but I will see you tonight?

-Yes.
-Love you.

Hi. Hi, I'm Whitney.

Uh, Marta Medina. Forbes.

Um, well, welcome.

Uh, you are here during, probably
what is the most exciting week.

Oh, we've met before.

At a Tinder party years ago.

-You remember that.
-Oh, well, you know.

I don't forget faces or
names, or anything really.

Well I…

Yeah, I knew there was a story
there, but I-I-I got scooped by, uh…

By your lawsuit.

I'm not legally allowed to
comment on my time at Tinder.

I wish you would've
discussed it then.

Maybe I do too.

You know what? We're here
to talk about Bumble BFF.

What can I tell you?

Uh, well, I'm… I'm actually here
to talk about something else.

Oh, okay.

A piece I've written
about your current parent company.

Badoo or Wide
Vision or MagicLab,

depending on which tax
shelter we're referring to.

Um… I'm sorry, I don't
think I understand.

This is the article. It goes
live at 5:00 p.m. today.

I'm here to give you
a chance to comment.

I'm
sorry, I don't… Um…

I'm sorry. This doesn't…
No, this doesn't make sense.

I thought it would after
everything you've been through.

Oh. No, no, no. Those guys were…

Um, Andrey is… I mean, he's…

Bumble wouldn't
exist without Andrey.

No, he's… He's always
been a supporter of us and women.

-And he...
-People can be more than one thing.

I have never seen Andrey take
part in any of this stuff.

He's an advocate.
He's my friend.

Is that your comment?

This is so fucking awful.

All the major outlets
will be in there tonight.

-And they are gonna want answers.
-We could cancel.

Look, we spent months on a
multimillion-dollar BFF roll out.

There is gonna be
thousands of people

filing into the theater
in less than an hour.

You could open with
an acknowledgement.

Acknowledge what? The
drugs, sleaze and misogyny

or the sexism, racism
and tax evasion?

Well, all of it.

-She's already commented.
-I said that Andrey was supportive,

-a good guy and my friend. Jesus.
-You told the truth.

-But I was caught completely off guard.
-Well, your instincts were good.

But it wasn't enough. You
should use tonight's platform.

Close with a strong unequivocal statement
of support for Andrey and Badoo.

If you do that this
all can blow over.

Sorry, what?

All of this happened on a
completely different continent.

We shouldn't be doing anything
to bail out those assholes.

-It's not that simple.
-Of course it is.

Whitney. Think about all of these women
who've come forward for this story.

And think about how the
narrative is being framed.

Everything in this article is about Badoo
but Bumble is the name in the headline.

They're trying to drag you into
this because it is a better story.

Do not take the bait. We
need to stay out of it.

Okay, do that, and Bumble closes
its doors by the end of the week.

Badoo is not only your parent company,
they also own all your servers.

If they go down, so
does Bumble. Literally.

The majority of female founders

lose their company within
the first three years.

You told me that in
our first meeting.

And that my job was to
protect you and your company.

So fight for what you've built.

Make the statement.

Whit, this is a bad idea.
We need to stay out of it.

I'll think about it.

Whitney. Hello.

Hi.

It's a full house out there.

Uh…
Very enthusiastic.

Thank you for, uh, your
words in the article.

It means a lot.

I'm very sorry about…
…all of this.

No. How could…

How could you let this happen?

I was blindsided.

The Forbes lady, she come and
pretend to be all nice girl,

but how could I know that it
would be a big press story.

I'm talking about
what was in the story.

She
exaggerates everything.

Okay, what exactly
was she exaggerating?

Everything. I mean, come on,
the team, they work very hard.

And, sure, sometimes, okay,
they want to blow off the steam

and, uh, maybe they go
a little bit far. Okay?

Like, cocaine at a
party with adults.

Ooh, big story.

No, it is not a big story, okay?
And personally, I saw nothing, okay?

What about the prostitutes?

The company never
paid for any prostitutes.

I just…

How do you think a female employee
feels at one of these parties?

Where male employees are
openly getting blow jobs.

Yeah… It
was different time.

It was four months ago.

Look, it's a very
big wake up call, okay?

And-and we change many
many policies but…

Look, you have been around
long enough to know that

this behavior is not
very out of the norm.

But we're not supposed
to be the norm.

Bumble was created to be a
rebuke of this toxic bullshit.

-You are destroying all of that.
-But put in perspective, okay?

Badoo has been put in this,
uh, American Me Too stuff.

It is ridiculous. It's not fair.

Okay, what about Jessica?

Your CMO, who was asked to
give a male job applicant

a massage to sweeten the deal.

That a part of her
job was to look sexy?

Is that why you
offered me that job?

Whit, no. Come on. I…

You and me… …we have

worked together, side by
side, for a long time.

And have I ever treat you with
anything but respect and-and dignity?

No.

No, so, you know that
I am not a-a bad guy.

This is… This
is big lesson for me.

And I will change
culture at Badoo.

I promise you.

What you have done
already for women,

it goes so far
beyond, uh, dating.

We can move forward, we can grow,
we can change the world, okay?

Captain Whitney.
From position of strength.

But first, we… we must, uh,
push past this together,

and-and-and we can move on.

Well, it can be really hard to
make new friends as an adult.

You know, we've gotten to the point
where it's easier to go on a date

than it is to make a friend.

Okay.
Speak for yourself.

Um, you can use Bumble BFF to,

uh, find a movie buddy,
uh, grab a coffee,

grab a smoothie, walk your
dog. Whatever you want.

Even start a business.

Uh, I love that.

A woman in business getting
more women in business.

We need those
kinds of champions.

Isn't that cool?

You know… Um…

Sometimes that can be
harder than it seems, in all honesty.

Now, I haven't
always been great at women.

Sometimes I've been
guilty of, you know…

laughing at sexist remarks or…

You know, putting
other women down

to make myself feel like I was
the cool, smart one at the table.

Well, now that you
have some perspective,

you're using those lessons to
fight sexism and inequality.

Hmm. I could be doing more.

You're a 30-year-old running

an incredibly successful
feminist business.

I would actually just
like to say something

about my partnership…

With Badoo and Andrey Andreev.

I feel saddened…

And honestly, I'm sickened to
hear what has transpired at Badoo.

I don't think you…

I want to acknowledge that me not
personally seeing the bad behavior

in no way negates or excuses it.

No one deserves to be marginalized
or mistreated in the workplace.

Accountability is not
something you can…

Accountability is not something
that you can reason your way out of.

If you don't condemn it,
you are supporting it.

I will not stand
for toxic behavior.

Is it still…

Crazy in there? Yeah.

And Badoo's stock fell
15% on the Nikkei.

Sorry.

I'm not.

Oh.

Howdy.

You did good.

I just blew up my life.

Let's get you home.

Whoo!

Hey. Sorry. I don't mean to
just show up on your doorstep,

but I felt it best to have
this conversation in person.

-I'm Matthew...
-Matthew Slate.

Uh, Blackstone Investment Group.

So, to get right to it,
Blackstone's bought out Andrey.

Okay. Of what exactly?

Everything. We're about to
become majority shareholders

of Badoo, Magic Lab and Bumble.

It's not official for two or three weeks,
but in light of recent, um, events…

We feel it's a good time to
make changes. Drastic ones.

And fast.

If you're gonna sell off Bumble,

then I need to have the chance to raise
the capital to buy it from you first.

No. That's not gonna happen.
Bumble's far too valuable an asset.

But your position, that
is something we need to discuss.

I won't step down
without a fight.

No. That's not…

Uh, we want you to
stay on, Whitney.

As CEO.

CEO of all of it.

Magic Lab, Badoo and Bumble.

There's no
more-qualified candidate.

You start as soon as possible.

In that case, I
have a few ideas.

Already.

Well, that's great. Um,
we have ideas as well.

-First, we'll...
-Matthew. How about I go first?