Confessions of a Female Founder with Meghan
The Evolution of the Entrepreneur with Bumble’s Whitney Wolfe Herd
Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Whitney Wolfe Herd is best known for creating the dating app, Bumble. She also happens to be Meghan’s close friend. They chat about the pressures of launching a business and what it’s like doing it in the public eye. Plus, Whitney explains her decision to return as CEO of Bumble – and what she plans to change now that she’s back. Follow Meghan @Meghan and Whitney Wolfe Herd @Whitney on Instagram. Stay up to date with us @LemonadaMedia on X, Facebook, and Instagram. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every other Lemonada show, go to lemonadamedia.com/sponsors. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Main Theme: “Crabbuckit” words and music by Kevin Deron Brereton (c) Universal Songs of Polygram Int., Inc. on behalf of Universal Music Publishing Canada (BMI) / 100% interest for the Territory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The one thing you can never get back is your precious time. And the amount of time, Meg, that I... wasted on being stressed, being miserable, being overwhelmed, being paranoid about what shoe was going to drop. You know what? I actually think I would have been more successful had I not been like that.
I'm Megan, and this is Confessions of a Female Founder, a show where I chat with female entrepreneurs and friends about the sleepless nights, the lessons learned, and the laser focus that got them to where they are today. Let's be honest. Launching a business, it can be so overwhelming. Even with the best of teams, it'll keep you up at night.
Because every single decision, every micro detail, in that moment, it feels monumental. For example, a month ago, I was absolutely consumed with packaging. Boxes. It's all I could think about. And I would sit there doing the unboxing in my head. Is there tissue paper? What about the packing peanuts, but they're biodegradable? And where does the sticker go?
And hold on, what size is the box going to be? And no, that's not going to fit all the SKUs. Oh my gosh. And then someone says, but you don't want to brand the outside of the box because of porch pirates. Had never heard that before. What's a porch pirate? And then I'm sitting there and I'm like, does any of this actually matter? Of course it matters.
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