The Whitney Wolf swarm returned in March for Lead Bumble, a dating app she founded and published, following the unexpected departure of CEO Lydian Jones. Now, in an interview with The New York Times, the Wolf swarm reveals what happened.
“I wasn't planning on coming back,” Wolfe Herd said. Her post-bumble life initially brought existential questions about her identity, and ultimately gave way to daily meditation and veaudcoll from bystanders. That changed when Jones reached out to confess that she was overwhelmed. Shortly after that conversation, Jones resigned.
The wolf flock dismisses speculations of conflict between them. “I think the world wants people, especially when it's women, when they're women. They want there to be riffs. There's no riffs,” she emphasizes.
The Wolf swarm recognized her own burnout, which is reflected in Jones' fatigue. “It felt like I was looking in the mirror. I felt like I was looking at myself a year ago… [Jones] She herself made some of the same mistakes I made.
Announced on Instagram that she is hoping for a third child on Friday, Herd is working on the company's struggle in an interview with the Times. Reporting first quarter revenues this week at Bumble, which fell 7.7% year-on-year, he said, “Bumble needs to get me back. It's an extension of my to some extent and it's very difficult to see it fall from that peak.”