> What is stopping someone, aside from patents, from making a match based dating site to compete with the current market? Demand. Old-school dating was like c

> What is stopping someone, aside from patents, from making a match based dating site to compete with the current market? Demand. Old-school dating was like cocaine and the swiping-oriented apps are crack. It doesn't mean there would be no demand for an old-school OKC clone but it's a niche play and given Match Group's dominance, the capital you'd need to invest to compete would be significant.