In this episode, we invited sociologist, relationship & online dating expert Dr. Jess Carbino to talk about dating apps and online dating.  Dr. Jess moved to L.A. for her Ph.D. in sociology and got onto dating apps to make friends and find her special someone.  Instantly, she got interested in how people present themselves online, and how they define “attractive.”  She talked about the massive data and how she studied them.  Tim was curious: other than brand reputation, what’s the most important thing for a dating app to thrive?  In Dr. Jess’s opinion, it’s the technology innovation.  The industry hasn’t had a meaningful innovation since Tinder.  As for the future of online dating, she can see Al and VR playing crucial roles.  Advice from Dr. Jess if you are interested in online dating: this is a numbers game; you will experience emotional highs and lows, but it’s important to keep going and give it another try!