Digital marketer who drove $1B in revenue, now building an ad-free future for product discovery

Hey Product Hunt I’m Derek, a long-time digital marketing strategist turned first-time solo technical founder.

Over the past 15 years, I’ve helped major brands generate hundreds of millions in revenue through data, creative, and growth strategy.

But here’s the truth, even after years in the ad world, I hate online advertising. The constant tracking, attribution windows, the cluttered banner ads, the broken user experience… it’s everything I wanted to fix.

So I built Brambles.ai, my attempt to reinvent how the internet monetizes, without ads.

Our first product (already live!) is an AI shopping chat interface that publishers can embed on their sites or install via WordPress.

It’s powered by a contextual affiliate engine that turns product mentions into intelligent, conversational experiences, helping users shop without leaving the page and letting publishers earn without ruining UX.

For me, this is more than a product. It’s the first step in what I believe is the next era of the internet: conversational commerce, monetization that adds value instead of interrupting it.

Would love to connect with other founders and builders exploring AI, affiliate tech, or publisher monetization.

How do you see the future of content monetization evolving?

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