DAILYMAIL.CO.UK - Gary Kremen, a Stanford graduate and entrepreneur, founded Match.com in 1995, launching one of the world's first and most influential online dating platforms. The idea came in 1993, when Kremen, frustrated with traditional dating methods like newspaper ads and 900-numbers, envisioned an email-based database where users could share photos and messages. He took out a $2,500 cash advance and launched Electric Classifieds Inc., registering domains like Match.com, Jobs.com, and Autos.com. Match became the testing ground, and Kremen focused on designing it specifically with women in mind. He interviewed ~100 women and partnered with Fran Maier, who helped shape Match into a safe, clean, and female-friendly space, including features like public meeting guidelines and later, a paid subscription model. The site was originally run on a Sun Microsystems server and grew steadily, even in an era when few people had home internet access. Maier later recalled its rapid growth, up to 4% daily at one point, and its broad demographic reach.
by Ellen Coughlan
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