You will lead narrative warfare for a startup building a physical-reality verification primitive. This is not a content role; it is about staging real-world provocations and cultural interventions that dominate the digital zeitgeist. You will turn material objects into arguments, building a vanguard movement to solve the global fraud crisis.
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Founding Hype Lead at Octet
Forget traditional marketing; this is narrative warfare. A London-based startup founded by repeat entrepreneurs and an MIT Professor is hiring a Founding Hype Lead to stage real-world provocations that dominate the digital zeitgeist. Backed by Variant and ex/ante, they are building a new primitive for cryptographic proof of physical reality. If you have a background in performance art, creative technology, or high-stakes cultural interventions, this is your chance to build a vanguard movement from the ground up. You'll turn physical stunts into digital artifacts that define the future of the global economy. London-based with meaningful equity on the table.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
£45k-£60k + Equity
Company
Octet
Role overview
Octet proves physical presence - device, person, and place - in real time.
IP geolocation is trivially defeated - VPNs, proxies, and mobile networks make robust location impossible. GPS coordinates are trivial to spoof. Stolen credentials work perfectly when criminals use them from the wrong location. The SDK delivers instant yes/no signed verification by learning motion signatures from smartphone sensors. Everything runs on-device with no connectivity or new hardware required. Zero-knowledge: no coordinates ever leave the phone. Octet is built on proven geolocation technology deployed with Tier 1 military forces.
For developers: drop-in SDK with simple API. For payments platforms: programmable policies that enforce device colocation with transaction, geographic compliance, and presence verification. For users: seamless - they're already moving through the world.
Privacy-preserving proof that ties transactions to physical reality.
What you will do
- Stage high-impact physical provocations and IRL stunts that serve as material arguments for real-world cryptographic proof.
- Translate real-world interventions into viral digital artifacts and narratives that capture the internet’s attention and build a loyal vanguard.
- Collaborate directly with the founding team to shape company culture and strategy, bypassing traditional marketing for movement-building tactics.
Who this is a fit for
- A creative technologist, streamer, or performance artist with a portfolio of provocative work that has successfully generated mass cultural attention.
- Possesses an instinct for "narrative warfare" and cultural intervention, drawing inspiration from figures like Marina Abramović or Philippe Petit over corporate marketing.
- Demonstrates the ability to transform complex technical concepts into visceral, undeniable human stories without relying on industry jargon or buzzwords.
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Why this role is remarkable
- Join a founding team with a proven exit history, backed by tier-one investors including Variant, ex/ante, Hivemind, and leaders from Coinbase and Worldcoin.
- Execute "narrative warfare" with total creative freedom, treating public opinion as material to be shaped through performance art and high-stakes stunts.
- Define the cultural footprint of a new technical primitive that provides the ground-truth needed for the future of DeFi and the global digital economy.
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I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
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