Markus Frind
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Markus Frind (born 29 May 1979) is a German internet entrepreneur, and the founder of PlentyofFish (POF),[1] the world's biggest dating website.[2]
Early life[edit]
Markus Frind was born in Donauwörth in Bavaria.[3]
Career[edit]
PlentyofFish[edit]
Frind founded PlentyofFish in 2003 after teaching himself ASP.NET. He began taking on employees in 2007, and sold the company in 2015 to IAC for $575m in cash. In July 2015 PlentyofFish had 90 million registered users.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Frind's personal wealth is estimated at around $500m.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ * Marketing. Cengage Learning. p. 297.
- ↑ POF BBC August 2014
- ↑ "PlentyofFish in the online dating sea, but he’s a big fish in a big pond". The Province.
- ↑ "A man who just sold his startup for $575 million in cash gets to keep every single penny — here's how he did it". Business Insider. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ↑ "Markus Frind will keep every penny of Vancouver-based PlentyOfFish’s US$575 million sale". Financial Post.
Further reading[edit]
- "From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year". The New York Times.
- "Markus Frind: The man 'behind a million babies'". BBC News.
- "The Vancouverite behind Plenty of Fish". The Globe and Mail.
- "PlentyofFish in the online dating sea, but he’s a big fish in a big pond". The Province.
- "Plenty of Fish founder puts focus on growth". Financial Post.
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