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Amanda Bradford's own League profile reads "ENTJ. Love being on All-Star teams. Believer in big ideas & strong opinions, disbeliever in honeydew & boring small talk." Art by Clark Miller
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The Dating App Founder Who Wants You to Stop Swiping

By Ben Manning · Mar 19, 2025 9:18am PDT · 5 comments
Within minutes of meeting Amanda Bradford, founder of dating app The League, I had to bring up the company’s did-they-really-just-say-that subway ads. “Date someone with a 5-year plan that makes you want to ovulate” one reads; “Achieve multiple goalgasms” suggests another. Covering three New York stations—Columbus Circle, West Fourth and... Within minutes of meeting Amanda Bradford, founder of dating app The League, I had to bring up...
Tech’s ‘Doom-and-Gloom Guy’ Builds a Database for Happier Days
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Tech’s ‘Doom-and-Gloom Guy’ Builds a Database for Happier Days

By · Jan 13, 2023 11:00am PST · 4 comments
In February 2020, Roger Lee found himself out of a job. He had stepped down as CEO of Human Interest, the 401K startup he co-founded in 2015, to spend time with his newborn daughter on an extended paternity leave. Within a few months, he found he was not alone: Thousands of other tech workers were also suddenly unemployed, as the pandemic... In February 2020, Roger Lee found himself out of a job. He had stepped down as CEO of Human...
Katie Haun. Photo by Bloomberg
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‘I’m Not Looking Where the Puck Is Right Now’: Katie Haun Picked an Awkward Time to Launch a Crypto Fund

By · Oct 7, 2022 1:00pm PDT
Katie Haun has set up the offices of her new venture capital shop surprisingly close to her old one. Always security conscious from her time battling cybercriminals for the U.S. Department of Justice, Haun prefers to keep the precise location of her exceedingly well-funded Haun Ventures secret. Suffice it to say a skilled golfer at the nearby... Katie Haun has set up the offices of her new venture capital shop surprisingly close to her old...
Ana Kirova courtesy of Feeld.
‘Monogamy Should Not Be the Default’: What a Dating App CEO and Her Tech Clientele Have in Common
By · Sep 23, 2022 11:00am PDT
Ana Kirova courtesy of Feeld.
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‘Monogamy Should Not Be the Default’: What a Dating App CEO and Her Tech Clientele Have in Common

By · Sep 23, 2022 11:00am PDT
Ana Kirova is a frequent user of her own dating app—but not without complications. As CEO of Feeld, which describes itself as “a dating app for exploration, curiosity and pleasure,” Kirova never knows when to divulge her role at the company to potential matches. “Should I say it outright?” she asked rhetorically while sipping coffee earlier this... Ana Kirova is a frequent user of her own dating app—but not without complications. As CEO of...