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How to stop swiping and find your person on dating apps

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Christina Wallace |

TED2018

• April 2018

Let's face it, online dating can suck. So many potential people, so much time wasted -- is it even worth it? Podcaster and entrepreneur Christina Wallace thinks so, if you do it right. In a funny, practical talk, Wallace shares how she used her MBA skill set to invent a "zero date" approach and get off swipe-based apps -- and how you can, too.

Let's face it, online dating can suck. So many potential people, so much time wasted -- is it even worth it? Podcaster and entrepreneur Christina Wallace thinks so, if you do it right. In a funny, practical talk, Wallace shares how she used her MBA skill set to invent a "zero date" approach and get off swipe-based apps -- and how you can, too.

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About the speaker

Christina Wallace

Christina Wallace

Entrepreneur, podcaster, storyteller

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A self-described "human Venn diagram," Christina Wallace has crafted a career at the intersection of business, the arts and technology.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.