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Re:Show HN: Giftgaming – Non-intrusive in-game ads on Monday April 06, 2015 @08:45AM (#9327773)
We deliver in-game gifts containing power-ups and coupons from brands.

90 Second video: https://youtu.be/5rjUNnIqroQ

Developer Plugins: http://www.giftgaming.com/publishers#getPlugin

Re:How do you find the right biz-dev oriented cofounder on Monday April 06, 2015 @08:34AM (#9327728)
We're in a similar boat with www.giftgaming.com

Have clients, users, etc. Need to find the right partner / bizdev person.

I think the comments I've read here are good advice -- people who jump straight into compensation and remuneration are probs in it just for the cash. As you're not guaranteed to always have cash, ask yourself if you see that person sticking around when things look gloomy...

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2015) on Friday April 03, 2015 @06:53PM (#9319064)
London, UK (REMOTE / LOCAL + FULL-TIME): PUBLISHER SALES DIRECTOR

We're giftgaming, an unintrusive in-game advertising startup and platform: http://www.giftgaming.com

We deliver power-ups and coupons from brands as delightful in-game gifts. Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/20/giftgaming/

Our background:

- We have a few clients now

- Platform built and running on AWS -- need sales person to help us scale

- Won TechCrunch London Meetup 2014 & launched at TechCrunch Disrupt Europe

- Named 1 of 10 Silicon Fen Companies to Watch in 2015 by StrategyEye

Want someone who is passionate about intrusive ads in games -- and wants to fix it.

More detailed info about this role: https://angel.co/giftgaming/jobs/60023-publisher-sales-direc...

Note: We're in the process of setting up options scheme.

Contact [email protected] - NO RECRUITERS. NO 'GROWTH HACKERS'.

Re:I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA on Friday April 03, 2015 @06:33PM (#9318991)
But wouldn't it be great if the world didn't feel the need to use adblock?

Telling people not to use adblock is like telling people to not torrent, or to not bite their fingernails; it's too easy to do.

Instead, the core problem needs to be addressed: which is advertising seldom does anything except slowdown page/game loading times, cause privacy concerns or annoy/distract.

We're offering a solution which makes people want to opt-in more.

Re:I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA on Saturday March 28, 2015 @07:56PM (#9283267)
We're a non-intrusive advertising startup (giftgaming) -- I personally do not think it is unethical, as they provide no value, and if anything, detract from the website's value and sometimes are plain annoying.

I cannot believe that in 2015, we still have intrusive ads, such as banner ads, popups, interstitials, pre-roll videos -- all technologies from the 90s? There must be a better solution.

Re:I Am Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator. AMA on Saturday March 28, 2015 @07:32PM (#9283208)
Thanks for clarifying, Paul. I feel this is the one disadvantage I have in my YC application; being a sole founder.
Re:Ask HN: Technical founder here; who do I need to hire? on Thursday February 26, 2015 @10:56PM (#9117082)
Cheers for the insight. Yeah, I guess a business partner might be better, committed, for sure.

I don't want any old business partner of course, and may take some time to find the right one...

Re:Ask HN: Technical founder here; who do I need to hire? on Thursday February 26, 2015 @09:30PM (#9116854)
Thanks for the suggestion, that sounds like a great way to frame it. I suppose role is irrelevant and could change, (and probably should, with any startup in 'search mode'). So I guess I need someone who is ideally business savvy, hungry for success, can adapt, is comfortable with uncertainty and is eager to learn...

Ask HN: Technical founder here; who do I need to hire?

Background: I am a sole founder, I've been running my non-intrusive in-game ads startup (www.giftgaming.com) now for 15 months. We are about to start generating revenue, and are launching with our first game publisher client in the next few days. We've raised over £50k to date, and I am going to raise more funds soon via crowdfunding.I enjoy building things, hacking, product development and I...

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