Re:Ask HN: Are there any innovative startups in the porn/adu...
by ufmace on Sunday October 19, 2014 @01:32PM
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Especially so with something as big and public as backing or working with a sex toy company. No matter what way you go with it, somebody's going to try to jump down your throat. Often several different groups, for contradictory reasons. Is it any wonder that most men, and anybody whose job involves making sure your company isn't the target of a negative media frenzy, doesn't want to touch this stuff with a 10-foot pole?
Re:Ask HN: Are there any innovative startups in the porn/adu...
by goatforce5 on Sunday October 19, 2014 @03:59PM
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Interestingly, the public perception that you're tainted can make your company a good investment for the savvy (/thick-skinned) investor:
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/investing/investing-in-sin-s...
Since a lot of people wont touch sex (or tobacco, oil, military, etc.) investments, you can get these at a discount compared to other companies with similar numbers but in a more mainstream category.
Re:Ask HN: Are there any innovative startups in the porn/adu...
by tormeh on Sunday October 19, 2014 @01:59PM
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You know, it just hit me that having an all-female company would be really advantageous in this way. The grass is always greener etc. but from this side of the fence it looks like it makes you bulletproof to this kind of things.
Re:Ask HN: Are there any innovative startups in the porn/adu...
by cindygallop on Sunday October 19, 2014 @03:42PM
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Alas no, but I can tell you that many of the entrepreneurs doing really interesting things in this space are female :)
Basically, the expectations of a modern man's sexuality are pretty fucked up and contradictory and most prefer to avoid the entire thing in public.