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'What I learned designing Tinder' — Lessons from Bumble's product team
Published on March 27, 2025

'What I learned designing Tinder' — Lessons from Bumble's product team

When Sarah Mick and Chris Gulczynski move to Austin this month, they’re bringing some past relationship baggage. The couple is best known for working at Tinder in Los Angeles. After Tinder, they launched two tech companies: Next, a social discovery service connecting musicians with fans, and Bumble, an Austin-based dating app where women have to initiate messaging with their match.

Quinten Dol Quinten Dol
Updated on March 27, 2025

Leadership in Uncertain Times, Part II: Advice From the Austin Tech Scene

We spoke with executives and team heads at four Austin tech companies about how they’re preparing themselves and their teams for whatever awaits us.

Leadership in Uncertain Times, Part II: Advice From the Austin Tech Scene
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Jeff Rumage Jeff Rumage
Updated on March 27, 2025

AlertMedia Opens New HQ at the Top of Austin’s New RiverSouth Building

The company more than doubled its office space to accommodate its growing workforce.

AlertMedia has moved to the top two floors of RiverSouth, a new 15-story office building in Austin. | Photo: AlertMedia
Robert Schaulis Robert Schaulis
Updated on March 27, 2025

Sexy Albeit Arduous? Data Scientists Give Insights Into Their Roles.

Once called “the sexiest job of the 20th Century,” the appeal of the data scientist role is dependent on how data-driven the workplace is.

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