By Minda Smiley

In 2009, CEO of Grindr Joel Simkhai founded the location-based dating app on the basis that he wanted to make it easier for gay men to meet one another.

Seven years later, Grindr boasts more than two million daily users in 196 countries and, in January, the company announced that it sold 60% of its stake to Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun for $93m.

Speaking at C2 Montreal 2016, a conference celebrating creativity and commerce, Simkhai discussed why he started the app and how he was able to launch it despite having “very little money” and “very little knowledge in Read full story ›

Source: The Drum