Sam Yagan (born April 10, 1977) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of OkCupid.^[1] In 2013, he was named to TIME Magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World' list.^[1] He is the Vice-Chairman of the e-dating site Match.com.^[2]

Family and education[edit]

The son of Syrian immigrants, Al and Dr. Haifa Yagan,^[3][4] Sam was instilled with an entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. He grew up in Bourbonnais, Illinois, and studied at the Illinois Math and Science Academy and eventually Harvard University. Yagan holds a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Harvard University and an MBA from Stanford University, where he earned distinction as a Siebel Scholar, an Arjay Miller Scholar, and the Henry Ford Scholar, the award granted to each class’s valedictorian.^[5] His brother Danny Yagan is an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley.^[6] His wife Jessica Droste Yagan is the CEO of Impact Engine, an impact investing fund.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

Okcupid Scam Profiles

1. Even a mostly empty profile on OkCupid could tell you a girl’s city, at minimum. If you’re lucky, maybe she also filled out the Basic Info section with her diet, job, or if she has pets. NOTE: try to avoid using Basic Info like religion, income, and drinking/drug habits.
2. OKCupid is the most affordable of the top online dating sites. All of the top online dating services offer free subscriptions, sometimes for a limited time and sometimes forever but with limited access. OKCupid is no different. In fact, their free subscription is one of the best among the top dating sites.

SparkNotes[edit]

In 1999, during his senior year at Harvard, Yagan and two of his classmates, Chris Coyne and Max Krohn, started the online study guide SparkNotes.^[7]Christian Rudder joined shortly after the founding. A year later they sold the company to Barnes & Noble for $30 million.^[8]

eDonkey, Inc.[edit]

OkCupid Profile Example. OkCupid is a melting pot of all different types of singles, from “alternative” types to hipsters and nerds and everything in between. For maximum success, you want your OkCupid profile to appeal to a broad range of potential matches, because “hot” comes in all categories. Don't skip the common profile mistakes at the end, though – you may be guilty of a few of them! Instant Bonus: Get a downloadable version of The 10 Irresistible Profile Examples so you can copy & paste your way to.

Okcupid Bio Examples

By age 25 Yagan was the president of eDonkey (founded in 2002), a P2P file-sharing network. As the developer of eDonkey, Yagan testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing a need for balance between innovation and intellectual property.^[9]

OkCupid[edit]

In 2003, Yagan again teamed up with his Harvard classmates Chris Coyne and Max Krohn and founded OkCupid.

Excelerate Labs[edit]

In 2009, Yagan and Troy Henikoff founded Excelerate Labs.^[10]

IAC[edit]

In 2011, Yagan sold his dating website (OkCupid) to IAC for $50 million and in 2012, Yagan became the CEO of Match.com (a subsidiary of IAC).^[8]

ShopRunner[edit]

Yagan is currently CEO of ShopRunner, an e-commerce network that provides two-day shipping across multiple merchants.^[11]

Honors and Recognition[edit]

Time 100[edit]

In April 2013, Yagan was listed as one of TIME Magazine's '100 Most Influential People in the World'.^[1]

Fortune Magazine's 40 Under 40[edit]

In 2014, Yagan was listed as one of Fortune Magazine's '40 Under 40.'

Crain's '40 Under 40'[edit]

In 2011, Yagan was named to Crain's '40 under 40' in Chicago.^[12]

Personal life[edit]

Sam Yagan is married to his high school sweetheart, Jessica Droste Yagan.^[13][14]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abc'Time 100 - Sam Yagan'. Time Magazine. April 18, 2013.
2. ^Pletz, John (April 18, 2013). 'Sam I am'. Crain's Chicago Business.
3. ^'Yagan's influence no illusion'. The Daily Journal. December 2013.
4. ^'Time magazine ranks Bourbonnais' Sam Yagan among 100 most influential people'. The Daily Journal. April 2013.
5. ^'Executive Profile: Sam Yagan'. Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg.
6. ^'Faculty Profiles: Danny Yagan'. UC Berkeley Department of Economics. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
7. ^Aucoin, Don (August 2007). 'Digital Man'. Boston Globe.
8. ^ ^ab'Confessions of a Former Entrepreneur'. Inc. Magazine. July–August 2011.
9. ^'Testimony of Sam Yagan'. United States Senate Judiciary Committee. Retrieved September 2005.Check date values in: accessdate= (help)
10. ^Casserly, Meghan. 'Excelerate Labs'. Forbes. Retrieved Jan 2012.Check date values in: accessdate= (help)
11. ^Cremades, Alejandro. 'This Founder Bounced Back From Startup Failure To Leading A $400M IPO That Transformed Online Dating'. Forbes. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
12. ^' '40 under 40'. Crain's Chicago Business. 2011.
13. ^Kapos, Shia (February 11, 2013). 'Married to their high school sweethearts'. Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
14. ^'Jessica Droste Yagan '95 and Sam Yagan '95 Step Up for IMSA'. IMSA360. November 6, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

External links[edit]

• Profile at IAC

While coming out can be painful for some, it also brings many queer people joy, relief, and understanding. Both platonic and romantic relationships between queer people can be strengthened by talking about your coming out journeys. And if you're queer and looking for love online, take note: New OkCupid LGBTQ dating questions are going live this October to help bring a distinctly queer vulnerability to online dating, and spark connections that are deeper than your average, post-match convos.

Okcupid Search

Since 1994, queer people in the United States have celebrated LGBT History Month every October. Advocates picked October because National Coming Out Day, recognized on Oct. 11, had been on the map since 1988. This year, in honor of LGBT History Month, OkCupid is launching new profile questions throughout October made specifically for its LGBTQ users. Among others, questions include:

• 'When did you come out?'
• 'Did your family support you coming out?'
• 'Does your family understand your gender and sexual identity?'
• 'Would you date someone who is the same sexual position as you?' That's to say, for the uninitiated: a top, a bottom, or a verse.
• 'Do you consider it cheating to hook up with the opposite sex?'
• 'Would you be open to dating someone who does drag?'
• 'Would you commit long-term to someone of the same sex?'

Profileprompts tend to be helpful in scratching past the surface of cute faces and quippy bioson dating apps. But answering these questions about distinctly queer experiences canhelp nudge you and your match past the typical, tired small talk.

Okcupid Browse As Guest

The OkCupid team decidedto add more queer-specific questions for a number of reasons, but mainly because, according to their own research, the team found that 15% of new users over the past year identified as LGBTQ.Recognizing their rapidly growingqueer community, the team wanted to give users 'the chance to dig deeper,' Michael Kaye, OkCupid's Global Communications Manager, tells Elite Daily.

'These questions came from LGBTQIA+ members of our own team, as well as by asking members of the community what is important to them,' Kaye explains. 'We recognized that there are many questions LGBTQIA+ users want to ask each other, that don't apply to straight people.'

Compared to other dating apps and services like Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble, OkCupid is one of the most LGBTQ-inclusive. There are 22 gender options to choose from, including non-binary, genderfluid, and two spirit. You can also choose from 13 different sexual orientation options, including asexual, demisexual, and questioning. There's also a specific slot for your pronouns in your OkCupid bio. And while these extra LGBTQ dating questions are launching throughout October for LGBT History Month, they will remain a permanent feature on the app moving forward.

So, next time you're perusing potential matches on OkCupid and looking for something to say, you just might end up making a surprisingly meaningful and intimate connection — filled with vulnerability and compassion because of the experiences you hold closest to your heart. That's pretty worth matching for, if you ask me.