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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.

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