I'm Lloyd... I quit trying to be a tourist to build the world's first treasure hunt marketplace

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Hi everyone! 👋

I'm Lloyd, founder of HUNTA... and today is our launch day, so I'm finally introducing myself properly.

Quick backstory: I kept meeting people in small towns and islands who knew every hidden corner, legend and secret spot... and watched them scrape by while big tour platforms took all the tourism money.

So I built HUNTA, a marketplace where locals turn their town into a self-guided treasure hunt, publish it in minutes, and earn 60% of every sale. Think Airbnb for walking treasure hunts... players get an authentic local adventure on their phone, creators get paid for what they already know.

Right now we have live hunts across the UK, Italy, France, Thailand, New Zealand and Greece... from a pub-twist trail in a small English market town to a sunset riddle walk through Oia in Santorini.

I'd love your thoughts on:
• Would you play a treasure hunt to explore a new town... or is that too gamified for you?
• If you know your city inside out, would you build one for passive income?
• What would make you trust a marketplace like this?

Happy to answer anything about the launch, the creator economy side, or how we got our first creators. And if you want to try it:

Ask me anything! 🙏

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