'People are looking for something more serious': the Hinge CEO on the pandemic dating boom

But it is also symbolic of the chasm between good intentions and reality that many of us may have experienced recently. This high-achieving CEO says that, while working from home, he was "going to write a lot on that", but didn't. He turns to look at its blank expanse. It's comforting for those of us who also haven't used this change of pace for vast plans and self-improvement. Which is not to say that McLeod has had a quiet year – far from it. Isolating at home, without the usual options of meeting people, he saw a 63% rise in the number of people downloading Hinge, his dating app.