Valentin Hinov
Founder at Thankbox
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolValentin Hinov is a founder and product-minded engineer with 11 years of experience building mobile apps, games, and web products from Edinburgh. He co-founded and bootstrapped Thankbox, a fast-growing family-run startup that blends thoughtful design and product thinking to make workplace appreciation effortless. Previously he led mobile development and technical direction at studios and agencies, shipping consumer apps and a Google-featured social discovery product. Valentin combines hands-on implementation (iOS/Android/web) with product design instincts, favoring rapid prototyping and delightful user experiences. He cares deeply about gratitude and employee recognition, aiming to tackle workplace disengagement through simple, human-centered tools. Outside the startup, he still tinkers with mobile projects and small web experiments, keeping technical skills sharp while running the business.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Games Technology Computer Games and Programming Skills, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Games Technology Computer Games and Programming Skills at Abertay University
English, Bulgarian, German
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Github Skills (200)
custom-view10
tld10
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dependency-injection10
chromecast10
groupie10
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android10
recyclerview10
kotlin10
reminder10
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modular9
firebase-authentication9
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
Rockspin/BargainBytesAndroid
Apr 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:9 PRs, 82 pushes, 20 branches in 2 years 7 months
bargainjava
ValCanBuild/PocketTSD
Feb 2018 - Oct 2019
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 1 year 8 months
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