SexTech Startup with Emilie Wiersma

<p>Tailoring to a user group which hasn't traditionally been tailored much to, Emilie aims to create the biggest sex-positive marketplace in the world with Konfettie!&nbsp;</p> <p>Like any other founder, she's had to overcome challenges, but not everyone deals with being slandered and banned from social media. The way she picks back up in the face of adversity is admirable and I'm really happy she's sharing her learnings along the way.</p> <p>Enjoy! 🎙</p> <p><br></p> <p>Connect with Emilie Wiersma:<br> <a href="https://nl.linkedin.com/in/emiliewiersma">https://nl.linkedin.com/in/emiliewiersma</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/sextechsavvy">https://twitter.com/sextechsavvy</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Full episode on YouTube ▶️<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/Pz3xe4Y10cA">https://youtu.be/Pz3xe4Y10cA</a></p> <p>New episodes every Wednesday with our host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil">🎙Patrick Akil</a>! &nbsp;<br> Big shoutout to&nbsp;<a href="https://xebia.com/">Xebia</a> for making this episode possible!</p> <p><br></p> <p>OUTLINE:<br> 00:00:00 - Intro<br> 00:00:28 - Emilie has 3 mentors<br> 00:03:47 - Emilie's first business<br> 00:05:24 - Not working for a boss<br> 00:06:37 - Creating fantasies for people<br> 00:09:37 - Sex toys are unregulated<br> 00:11:14 - Etsy and censorship<br> 00:14:10 - Cheap materials<br> 00:15:07 - Onboarding sellers on Konfettie<br> 00:16:23 - Issues with products<br> 00:17:46 - How to set up a marketplace<br> 00:18:48 - Failing to deliver<br> 00:19:57 - Everything custom<br> 00:21:17 - People don't know what they want<br> 00:24:15 - Emilie was doing everything<br> 00:26:02 - Getting kicked off of social media<br> 00:28:37 - Sex toy collectors<br> 00:30:41 - Marketing that doesn't scale<br> 00:33:04 - Airbnb was funded with cereal boxes<br> 00:34:07 - Smut Slam<br> 00:36:18 - Finding a co-founder<br> 00:39:14 - Investment rounds<br> 00:42:22 - Different dynamics with a team<br> 00:44:18 - It's just a company<br> 00:45:54 - Listening to customer feedback<br> 00:50:3