1971 | Adam & Eve Was Born
Not many college students turn their homework into a multimillion-dollar business, but that’s exactly what Phil Harvey did.
It Started with Condoms
As a graduate student at UNC-Chapel Hill, Phil came up with a radical idea for his master’s thesis – selling mail-order condoms in the US and using those funds to finance family planning programs in developing countries via a non-profit. Phil believed more people would use condoms if they could buy them easily and discreetly via the mail. Phil along with Dr. Tim Black started Adam & Eve to test this thesis.
Adam & Eve once made a hot air balloon shaped like a condom. We’ve flown the balloon around the United States, Canada, and Europe, so keep an eye out for it!
