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Investor at Norgard Capital, formerly Chief Product Officer at Tinder. His earlier startups and product work span social communication and consumer software.[6][3]

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Education

Brown University

Degree in Public and Private Sector Organizational Management; level unspecified

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Links

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Investor · Norgard Capital

Career

Norgard’s first-person interview describes building Newroo, its acquisition by Fox Interactive Media and his later work founding Namesake. At Tinder, he moved from Head of Revenue to Chief Product Officer. He now identifies Norgard Capital as his investing work.[3][6][5]

Contributions

Tinder Gold introduced Likes You, which lets a subscriber see people who have already liked them before deciding whether to swipe. The product changes the discovery workflow by exposing an existing signal of interest. Norgard served as Tinder’s Chief Product Officer during its launch.[2][5]

Ideas

In his Namesake interview, Norgard describes testing ideas with customers and looking for a product people use repeatedly. It offers a first-person view of early company building and the transition between startups, product work and investment.[3]

Tools, writing & talks

Writing, research & talks

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Brian Norgard: Namesake founder interviewideamensch.com
A first-person interview about product ideas, customers and building startups.
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Related projectOriginal source
Tinder Gold and Likes Youuk.tinderpressroom.com
Tinder’s original announcement of a subscription feature revealing existing likes before a swipe.
Chief Product Officer during launch[2]