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* Wolfe said they have removed over $100 million from their cost base through streamlined operations, reduced headcount and more efficient marketing engine. | * Wolfe said they have removed over $100 million from their cost base through streamlined operations, reduced headcount and more efficient marketing engine. | ||
* The $100 cost base savings so far include approximately $40 million related to the June workforce reduction. | * The $100 cost base savings so far include approximately $40 million related to the June workforce reduction. | ||
* Wolfe said they are only spending where it's absolutely necessary i.e. they are not planning to put every dollar cost savings into products (Q&A). | |||
==== User base and | ==== User base and monetization ==== | ||
===== '''Pricing and subscription trends''' ===== | |||
* '''Wolfe said the majority of the payer declines in in Q2 was related to the end of legacy promotions in lower-monetizing regions.''' "The majority of this quarter's payer decline came from the phase out of a legacy strategy related to promotions, which were skewed towards certain of our lower monetizing noncore markets. As of late April, we have been reemphasizing our core of sustainable full-price subscriptions," she said. | * '''Wolfe said the majority of the payer declines in in Q2 was related to the end of legacy promotions in lower-monetizing regions.''' "The majority of this quarter's payer decline came from the phase out of a legacy strategy related to promotions, which were skewed towards certain of our lower monetizing noncore markets. As of late April, we have been reemphasizing our core of sustainable full-price subscriptions," she said. | ||
* Wolfe said subscriptions now represent 80% of total payers up from 70% in Q1. | * Wolfe said subscriptions now represent 80% of total payers up from 70% in Q1. | ||
* '''CFO Ronald Fior said pricing was boosted by the changes they made to monetization and some pricing optimization (Q&A).''' | * '''CFO Ronald Fior said pricing was boosted by the changes they made to monetization and some pricing optimization (Q&A).''' | ||
===== '''User Quality Segmentation''' ===== | |||
* '''Wolfe said to assess the quality of user using their Beehive Fit Framework, the use three categories: approve (members showing high intention, effort and alignment to the experience they are building i.e. high quality daters), improve (those with the right intentions but who need guidance and better tools to improve their profiles) and remove.''' | * '''Wolfe said to assess the quality of user using their Beehive Fit Framework, the use three categories: approve (members showing high intention, effort and alignment to the experience they are building i.e. high quality daters), improve (those with the right intentions but who need guidance and better tools to improve their profiles) and remove.''' | ||
* Wolfe said approved members monetize at double the rate of improved members. | * Wolfe said approved members monetize at double the rate of improved members. | ||
* Wolfe said they believe eliminating "remove cohort" will lead to a more quality platform even if it '''causes a near- term headwind to payers'''. | * Wolfe said they believe eliminating "remove cohort" will lead to a more quality platform even if it '''causes a near- term headwind to payers'''. | ||
* Product launches are expected to lead to near-term attrition from lower intent members. | * Product launches are expected to lead to near-term attrition from lower intent members. | ||
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* They will launch the new Bumble BFF this month which is build on Geneva's tech and Bumble safety infrastructure and which aims to help people build real friendships off-line. | * They will launch the new Bumble BFF this month which is build on Geneva's tech and Bumble safety infrastructure and which aims to help people build real friendships off-line. | ||
* Wolfe said BFF is already a top-friend finding app in the US, Gen Z and younger millennial women. | * Wolfe said BFF is already a top-friend finding app in the US, Gen Z and younger millennial women. | ||
* Wolfe said organic demand for BFF among Gen Z women and younger millennial women is extremely exciting (Q&A). | |||
* Wolfe said AI is being embedded safely across the entire product ecosystem. | * Wolfe said AI is being embedded safely across the entire product ecosystem. | ||
* Wolfe said for Bumble date, they are building a fully modern AI-first cloud-native tech stack from the ground up, which is set to be completed in Spring. | * Wolfe said for Bumble date, they are building a fully modern AI-first cloud-native tech stack from the ground up, which is set to be completed in Spring. | ||
* Wolfe said Bumble BFF is migrating to modern platform with the acquisition of Geneva. | * Wolfe said Bumble BFF is migrating to modern platform with the acquisition of Geneva. | ||
* Fior said they are being disciplined on headcount with hiring go particularly to product and AI-related roles. | * Fior said they are being disciplined on headcount with hiring go particularly to product and AI-related roles. | ||
* Wolfe said they are not willing to share with the Street any metrics they track on their product push and quality right now (Q&A). | |||
* '''Wolfe said improvements made to their recommendation system drove a 10% increase in women yes votes (Q&A).''' | |||
* '''Fior said the trust and safety features they are rolling out will have a negative impact on revenue in Q3 and greater impact in Q4 (Q&A).''' | |||
* Wolfe said in the Q&A that they are the only company in the space that has a friend- finding feature at scale (Q&A). | |||
==== Marketing ==== | ==== Marketing ==== | ||
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* They didn't repurchase any shares in Q2 and continue to $50 million remaining on current authorization. | * They didn't repurchase any shares in Q2 and continue to $50 million remaining on current authorization. | ||
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==== New CFO ==== | |||
* Wolfe said the new CFO hire (Kevin Cook) ticked every box (Q&A). | |||
* Wolfe said they wanted a CFO that understands technology first, who is a product thinker and someone who understands what members want from a product (Q&A). | |||
* Wolfe said Cook has deep technical understanding. | |||
== Management and analysts expectations == | == Management and analysts expectations == | ||