Dawoon Kang, Coffee Meets Bagel cofounder & CEO




The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | Startups show

Summary: <div class="smart-track-player-container stp-color-ffffff-EEEEEE"></div> <p><b>Listen to this episode on </b><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jay-kim-show-entrepreneurship-investing-startups/id1195300022?mt=2"><span style="font-weight: 400;">iTunes</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What was your biggest insight from this week’s episode? Let Jay know in the comments or on Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jaykimmer"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@jaykimmer</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <h2><b>LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Read <a href="https://www.jaykimshow.com/2017/09/dawoon-kang-transcript/">the full transcript</a> from Dawoon’s interview</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Find Dawoon on </span><a href="https://twitter.com/dawoonkang/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter </span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/dawoonkang/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://coffeemeetsbagel.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coffee Meets Bagel</span></a></li> </ul> <h2><b>DETAILED SHOW NOTES</b></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(01:28) Dawoon describes what is Coffee Meets Bagel and how it differs from other dating apps</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(05:21) The story behind the name Coffee Meets Bagel</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(06:43) How the CMB dating app saves women time and creates restriction/scarcity</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(0:08:50) How the CMB app works from a male’s perspective</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(0:10:01) How the CMB app works from a female’s perspective</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(10:52) Dawoon describes the CMB’s freemium model and where the app is available.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(13:14) Dawoon’s entrepreneurial journey</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(14:30) Why Dawoon partnered with her sisters in creating CMB</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(17:24) Dawoon describes the dynamics of a business among siblings</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(20:35) Dawoon describes CMB’s famous Shark Tank experience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(22:25) Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(26:47) The big-picture goals for CMB</span></li> </ul>