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Apr 2025
32m 47s

Gamifying Sleep: How Sleepagotchi Levera...

Brave Software
About this episode

Anton Kraminkin, Founder of Sleepagotchi, shares insights on the importance of sleep, the cultural shifts towards valuing sleep, and how Sleepagotchi rewards users for maintaining a consistent sleep schedule.

Key Takeaways: 

  • The surprising sleep habits Sleepagotchi has learned about their users

  • The ethics of gamifying health habits and working with sensitive data

  • Combating bots and bad actors attracted to the financial incentives Sleepagotchi provides

  • The use of Telegram as a tool for marketing and low-friction user acquisition

  • Monetization and ways to generate revenue in the Web3/health space

Guest Bio: Anton Kraminkin is the founder and CEO of Sleepagotchi, a sleep app that uses gamification and AI to  incentivize users to sleep better. Sleepagotchi raised investments from 6th Man Ventures, Collab+Currency, 1kx and Alliance, and angels including the CPO of Duolingo, among others. Previously, Anton worked on product at Duolingo. He started Sleepagotchi while completing his studies at Harvard Business School.

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Produced by: Sam Laliberte

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