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She Left Bumble for Burnout. She Came Back to Shrink It.
Whitney Wolfe Herd built Bumble on the idea that women move first. In 2024 she stepped back from running it, citing burnout. In 2025 she came back — and immediately started cutting the company down before trying to grow it again.
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