#758: Jamie Foxx and Jacqueline Novogratz

Okay, this is gonna be part confessional, as some of you know. I am recently single and navigating the world of modern dating. What a joy that is. Sometimes it's fun, but it's mostly a goddamn mess, as many of you probably know. I've tried all the dating apps and while there's some slick options out there, the most functional That I have found is the league. Why did I end up using the league? First, most dating apps give you almost no information. It's a huge time suck. On the league, you're starting with a baseline of smart people. And you can then easily find the ones you're attracted to. It's much easier. It's like going to a conference. where everyone is smart and then just looking for the people you think are cute to go up and speak with. So more than half of the league users went to top forty colleges and you can make your filters really selective. So if that's important to you, then

Go for it. It does work. And that is one of the reasons that I use it. Second, people verify using LinkedIn. So you can make sure they have a job and don't bounce around every six months. It's a simple proxy for finding people who have their shit together. It's infinitely easier. than trying to figure things out on Instagram or whatever. Third, you can search by interest and in multiple locations. I haven't found any other dating app that allows you to do this. So for instance, I usually search for women who love skiing or snowboarding. Have those as interests. I like to spend say two to three months of the year in the mountains. I'm a rivers and mountains guy. The UI is a little clunky, I'll warn you, but it's incredibly helpful for finding good matches and not just Pretty faces. So you can search by interest and specify multiple cities. So to summarize a few things that I think

Make it stand out. Features available in the league include multi city dating. LinkedIn verified profiles, ability to block your profile from co-workers, bosses, family, et cetera. That's very easy to do. You can search by interest. You can get profile stats and there is a personal concierge in the app. So you there's someone you can text with within the app as a personal concierge to get help. So what am I looking for? I am looking for a woman who is well educated and who loves skiing. Or snowboarding. Or both.

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