Progress is better measured in conversations than in matches — that has been consistent for me across a few different platforms. What age range is best to set if you are women looking for younger men? From what I have seen, a month is about the minimum before judging any platform — others here may have had a different experience.
A site confident in its product does not hide the pricing page — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.
In my experience, the slow approach tends to produce better outcomes than the volume one — it took me longer than it should have to work that out.