9. Sex-Tech And The Connection Revolution - Soum Rakshit

Get the latest podcast email updates here: bit.ly/FHpod Follow:  Ford Hastings - www.fordhastings.com  FH LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/ford-hastings/  Joe Thomsett LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/joethomsett/  Joe Thomsett Twitter - @joethomsett  Will Hastings LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/will-hastings-7814abb1/  -----  How The CEO Of World Leading Sex Tech Company Has Created A Connection Revolution – Soum Rakshit OFFER: 30% off all MysteryVibe Products 😜😋🤭 for Ford Hastings listeners with code 'fordhastings30'. Soumyapdip Rakshit is the CEO at MysteryVibe, a world-leading Sex Tech company. The MysteryVibe vision is to create a world where every adult is free to fulfil their sexual health and well-being. They do this by inventing category defining products that elevate the sexual experience. Soum obtained a PHD at The University of Bath, where he created some novel methods for accurate Iris recognition. He then moved into Management Consulting, working for Deloitte, Santander and HSBC; across business process design and financial crime compliance. It’s during this time that he conceived the idea for MysteryVibe. Soum is also a mentor at Octopus Labs, where he helps fintech companies to achieve scale. In This Episode, We Cover: How working on counter terrorism lead to SexTech How the idea for MysteryVibe came about The Mystery Vibe company vision - where every adult is free to fulfil their sexual health and wellbeing - live and let live Different cultural attitudes to sex - The UK, Germany, France, Scandinavian countries.  How to address the conversation about sex with your partner. Why people repeat patterns in different relationships Why you should have collaborators, not competitors to build your brand and spread your message The Mystery Vibe category defining products.  Why raising lots of money in one go can cause you to fail How the sex industry is often the first adopter of technology Books Soum would gift to other people And much more! Enjoy this episode with Soum. -----  This episode is brought to you by Ford Hastings - fordhastings.com - , a board level search firm for startups, scale-ups and SME's (Turnover £2m-£75m pa). Ford Hastings have for over 20 years sourced C-Suite professionals and Non-Executive Directors on behalf of SME's, VC Funds and PE houses.