Once again, we at eBuzz Towers struggled with the extremely difficult task of picking the highlights from the second day of the 2015 Web Summit. The scintillating annual tech-conference which has been deemed the best technology conference on the planet has grown from a mere 400 attendees to over 22,000 from over 110 countries in just four years, a great achievement for Irish founder Paddy Cosgrave.
With an incredible 15 stages featuring such a vast variety of talks from some of the world’s most influential speakers from over 500 companies and, showcasing some the the most exciting startups the world has to offer, day two of the conference once again was a huge success.
We at eBuzz Towers, were fascinated to hear from Tinder’s CEO; Sean Rad, yesterday with his slightly peculiar talk in which he gave a few pointers and tips for using the hugely successful dating app. As Claire Peterson from the Web Summit official blog put it; “Tinder tips from the Mr. Tinder himself”.
“The best piece of advice I give our users is be yourself. We underestimate our ability to look at a photo and pick up the nuances. When you’re not yourself, people can sniff that.”
The man who introduced the term swipe right into dating vocabulary took to the stage yesterday afternoon explaining that Tinder’s main aim is to “remove the barriers to meeting the one”. He went on to discuss how data is used to enhance the dating experience which is exactly what the clever app does by allowing individuals to have the option of matching with others who share similar interests and belong to the same age bracket.
Rad noted that it has been found that over 80% of Tinder users use the app in order to find long-term relationships, with the other 20% seeking friendship and, much to his amusement; hook-ups. Rad, who stepped down from his role as CEO in the company, recently regained the title saying;
“I’m happy to play any role as long as I get to help make the product”.
Post by Paula Murphy
