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Interview: TipJoy CEO, Abby Kirigin
- fpettit 19y agoInteresting article.
- zenlinux 19y agoIt seems to me that the hardest part about this kind of business is modifying people's behavior. Removing barriers to leaving a tip is one important aspect of that, but the second is the cultural attitudes of when and how much to tip. I'd like to see this kind of model succeed, but how can you transition from the concept most of us have of the web as "free beer" to something one has an obligation to tip?
- Tygerdave 19y agoI don't think the point is to create an obligation but to provide an avenue. At least the way I see it, TipJoy and similar services are not trying to take away the "free beer", but give you a way to buy a guy a beer if he helps you out or tells you a good story.
- ivankirigin 19y agoIndeed. Our hope is actually that there will be more free beer, as people have a way of getting something back for making it.
- ivankirigin 19y agoDavid at KnightKnetwork is such a delightfully eager early adopter.
- lanceusa 19y agoThis might be the brightest idea as of late, but I just have a feeling it won't work. Thats just my 2 cents...now tip that.
- ivankirigin 19y agoAnyone who wants to tip this comment can submit it and any other url on tipjoy.
- redorb 19y agoWith this much press about TipJoy. I think they will go through a period of "false success", I would love to hear how many visits came from TechCrunch and other sources vs returning visits.
- ivankirigin 19y agoOnly a fraction of our uniques are from TechCrunch actually. I'm quite pleased with that. More soon.
- mattmaroon 19y agoHa, I accidentally tipped them the 10 cents I've earned so far.
- ivankirigin 19y agoThat question mark next to his tip-this button is fiendishly close.