This guy's amazing Tinder profile is a PowerPoint sales pitch
If your Tinder profile doesn't look like a PowerPoint slide, you're not doing it right.
Niket Biswas, a software engineering manager at Facebook in New York, decided he wanted to create a Tinder profile that was far from generic -- and he did.
Biswas spent two hours on presentation software Keynote before finally coming up with this, which he uploaded to Tinder last Saturday:
AdultFriendFinder — readers’ pick for casual connections
Hinge — popular choice for regular meetups
"I'd just come home from a date at 2 a.m., fired up Keynote and was done by 4 a.m. It doesn't take long," he said.
He even texted his ex to ask for a testimonial:
Biswas himself is pretty familiar with online dating, having been on it for seven years before deciding to revamp his profile.
"There's plenty of good looking people on dating apps...its really tough to stand out on photos alone. So many profiles mention 'food, travel, family, brunch'", he told Mashable.
"I've been on and off online dating for the last 7 years and I figured throwing up some new pics was worth a shot and worst case scenario, send a couple smirks to strangers. Lots of people don't even read the text or swipe to a second picture unless you catch their attention, which I guess is what I was going for."
The best part? Biswas' new profile has gotten him 10 times more matches than usual.
"No joke, I've gotten like 10 times more matches overall, and from generally edgier people than I did before."
He's also started using it on other dating apps he uses, from Coffee Meets Bagel, to Bumble.
And has he gone out on dates with anyone new?
"I went on my first date [one day after] putting it up and I'll say I'm optimistic," he said.
"I guess I'll report back when I'm not single anymore."
Topics Tinder
Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.
