This is one close to our hearts. A couple of weeks ago, we had the honor of donating a portion of February's sales proceeds to the Take Control Initiative, the nation's longest running contraceptive access network, also based—like us—in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Doing this work in Oklahoma has a lot of cons. One being that we're not 'networking' at the same pace as the coastal femtech startups are. "That's why start-ups exist in SF, LA, and NYC," we've been told over and over, "not in the midwest."
These same people miss the point of why we are doing what we are doing in the first place. The challenge of femtech is in the conversations that are required in order for people--all people across this entire country—to understand deeply the value of a woman's body.
'Group think' isn't our thing. By operating in the buckle of the Bible Belt, we get to learn HOW to have these conversations in a way that is uniquely difficult, where talking about female sexuality is the hardest.
"The person who says it can not be done, should not interrupt the person doing it."
We have learned so much about how to talk about these subjects face-to-face with "real Americans," and in turn, are developing a super skill set because of it. And, time will tell, but we're betting on more meaningful, more long-lasting impact because of our geography, not in spite of it. We hope you see this reverberate soon more across our brand as the months unfold.
We are proud of what we are building, and where we are building it. Thankfully, the word 'orgasm' is translatable across most, if not all, languages. (Orgasmo! אוֹרגַזמָה Orgazm! ओगाज़्म Orgasmus! 性高潮
Orgasme! هزة الجماع) We are building strong blocks to expand the conversation.
Check out this article by The Black Wall Street Times---an amazing publication (it's in their name, folks)---to learn more about the importance of building and investing in female innovation hubs in this part of the country.
https://lnkd.in/gj2Sgw_i
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4moWell done :)