How To Build A Multi-Million $ Dating App | Shahzad Younas Founder & CEO of Muzmatch

A lot of us have dabbled with dating apps, but what really makes a successful match? In the episode Ali sits down for a conversation with Shahzad Younas, founder and CEO of ‪@Muzz_app‬ the revolutionary dating app that's transforming the way Muslims find love and marriage with over 4 million members and 100,000+ successful marriages. In their conversation Shahzad shares how he quit his job and built the Muzmatch app from scratch, how identify business ideas and make marketing work, the importance of forcing yourself to be uncomfortable, the problem with dating app etiquette for Muslim's and much much more.

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00:00 Intro
00:58 The world of dating apps
02:15 Starting a dating app for the Muslim community
06:30 How to come up with a business idea
10:48 Learning how to code
24:47 Dealing with authority
27:03 Muzmatch 10 years on (10,000 successful marriages)
36:47 Making marketing work
39:36 Male behaviour on dating apps
50:24 Muzmatch and religion
52:06 What do Muslim girls look for in men?
54:35 The art of a conversation & designing your profile
59:31 When it someone ready?
01:03:21 Do looks matter?
01:08:56 Transforming how Muslims meet and marry

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Paul Graham's Essays - http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html

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