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Your Name: Cindy Gallop
Business Name: MakeLoveNotPorn, a company that defines the difference between porn and sex
Type of Business: Social Enterprise
Business Location: New York, NY, United States
Reason for starting
Reasons for starting are discussed at a TED talk.
How do you define success?
Our vision is to socialize sex, and to make #realworldsex socially acceptable and socially shareable, so that everyone, children included, understands the difference between porn and #realworldsex, with the ultimate goal that one day, nobody should ever have to feel embarrassed ever again about having a naked photograph or a sex tape of themselves posted on the internet, because it’s simply just a natural human part of who we all are.
Biggest Success
Actually making https://makelovenotporn.tv/ happen and taking it to 170,000 members 9 months after launching in public beta.
What is your top challenge and how have you addressed it?
Challenges are discussed in interviews with Inc.com, Nerve.com and on MakeLoveNotPorn.com.
Who is your most important role model?
Everyone I meet. People are amazing.
Website www.makelovenotporn.com
Twitter @makelovenotporn
Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/MakeLoveNotPorn
Tumblr www.makelovenotporntv.tumblr.com
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