Online Dating Insider was the primary resource covering the online dating industry. It explored the needs of online dating and social networking companies, and the technology providers, value-added services, financial resources and consumer brands participating in the marketplace.
David Evans wrote about the business of online dating at Online Dating Insider from 2002-2018. As Digicraft, he provided consulting and advisory services focused on advising online dating and social networks and associated markets on growth strategies, social media and product development initiatives. In this capacity, David performed due diligence on social and dating properties and participated in fundraising and M&A activities for the institutional investing community.
July 2018: Interviewed for Fortune Magazine article, “Match Is the Sweetheart of Online Dating—But Can It Fend Off Facebook and Bumble?.”
December 2017: I was quoted several time in this Forbes story about Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
April 2016 Interview (PDF) with David.
MEDIA
I have been educating journalists about online dating trends, novel topics, research and story ideas for sixteen years. I work with journalists diligently to tell the larger story about the online dating industry, mobile apps, growth and emerging trends, predictions, key players, niche upstarts, and much more.
Online Dating Insider has been been mentioned in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Fortune, NPR, BBC, CNBC, Businessweek, Boston Globe, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Newsweek, Inc., Trendwatching, Betabeat, Business Insider and many other international media outlets.
Contact me for my unique perspective on the online dating industry, insights and commentary and trends & predictions about the online dating industry.
INVESTORS
You’re probably here because you want a straightforward conversation about investing in a dating business. I have been educating investors about the online dating industry for a decade. No matter where you are in the research process, I’ll share valuable insights into the dating industry you won’t hear anywhere else. Our calls are not about spreadsheets. We’re talking a bit of history, hot topics like IAC and Tinder, and I’m giving you my take on things having watched the dating industry for many years.
Services: Social & dating industry analysis, due diligence and gut- checks.
Contact me to schedule a call.
Recent Blog Posts
Crowdfunding A New TV Pilot, Love’s Bounty Hunter
Love’s Bounty Hunter is a new comedy series that reveals the inner workings of a fictional online dating company and the people who play Cupid there. Our story follows Claire Desmond, who is coerced into signing a contract with America’s largest online dating...
Cupid Subscriber Count Plummets
I always thought of Cupid as Spark Networks with more adult services. Judging by their current situation, I stand by this. Cupid, which runs subscription-based dating websites such as Cupid.com, UniformDating.com and LoveBeginsAt.com, announced £3m ($4.9m) in pre-tax...
Zoosk IPO: The Offering Price Is Everything
Seeking Alpha has an article about the planned Zoosk IPO. A couple of datapoints for those tracking this evolving situation. High Operating Expenses Raise Red Flag: The extremely high operating expenses (72% of revenue in fiscal 2013) raise concerns that this is a...
HowAboutWe co-founder: How to Avoid Delusional Thinking in Start-up Growth Strategy
Over the years I have posted many links to Andrew Chen. Andrew has a great guest post written by Aaron Schildkrout, co-counder of HowAboutWe, which Match recently acquired. While we're talking about the industry, SFGate has some great stories about the online dating...
Siri, Get Me A Date
The team of engineers that created Siri, Apple's voice-driven intelligent assistant, are creating a an advanced form of AI which "will be able to teach itself, giving it almost limitless capabilities. The stealth startup, Viv Labs, has been working on the new service,...