Cindy Gallop: "Talk Dirty To Me" (NSFW) On Sex Tech, Advertising and Perseverence

Stayin' Alive in Tech

This episode contains adult themes and a few swear words; so you may wish to exercise discretion when listening with others.

"You’re never too old or too young to do anything."- Cindy Gallop

From her early training in theatre, to a career in advertising and a life filled with purpose and fun, to her next mission as founder, investor, and evangelist for positive, joyful sex technology on the web at Make Love, Not Porn; Cindy Gallop has been "blowing shit up" for a long time.

Cindy's experiences in building a sex-tech company and an investment fund have lessons for all of us. You'll learn a ton about the perseverance required to build a startup in the sex tech space, which makes the average startup look easy by comparison. But Cindy's episode will also make you think, including challenging us all to wish our friends the best anniversary and vacation sex possible.

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Make love, not porn TED talk from 2009
• TechCrunch article: Sex, the Final Frontier: Cindy Gallop Raises $2M from Mysterious Investor for Social Sex Tech
• All the Sky Holdings

MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY:

"Talk Dirty To Me" by Poison

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Stayin' Alive in Tech is an oral history of Silicon Valley and technology. Melinda Byerley, the host, is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley; and the founder of Timeshare CMO, a digital marketing intelligence firm, based in San Francisco We really appreciate your reviews, shares on social media, and your recommendations for future guests. And check out our Spotify playlist for a playlist for all the songs we refer to on our show.