I Hope Someone Sees This.
I’m taking a leap of faith today.
For months, I’ve been working on an app idea called IMAKE.
I’ve gone back and forth on whether I should share it publicly.
Part of me worries someone with more money, more experience, and a larger team could see this and build it before I ever get the chance.
The other part of me believes ideas aren’t enough.
Execution is what matters.
So today, I’m choosing faith over fear.
If this idea inspires someone to reach out, I’d consider that a win.
If someone tells me it’s a terrible idea, that’s valuable too.
If someone steals it…
Well…
At least I stopped letting fear keep it trapped in my notebook.
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The Problem
Social media rewards attention.
Marketplaces reward businesses.
But millions of people exist in the middle.
They’re not influencers.
They’re not companies.
They’re simply people who know how to make things.
They bake.
Repair.
Build.
Teach.
Create.
Design.
Restore.
Craft.
The internet has a place to go viral.
The internet has a place to sell.
I don’t think it has a place built specifically for makers.
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The Idea
IMAKE
The digital neighborhood where creativity becomes opportunity.
Instead of asking:
“What are you selling?”
It asks:
“What do you make?”
Imagine opening one app and discovering…
The baker five minutes away.
The retired Marine making furniture.
The teenager repairing phones.
The grandmother sewing blankets.
The local artist.
The photographer.
The guitar teacher.
The welder.
The woodworker.
Not because they’re famous.
Because they’re nearby.
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The Mission
IMAKE exists so nothing is wasted.
Not talent.
Not hobbies.
Not skills.
Not stories.
Not communities.
People don’t need millions of followers.
Sometimes they just need fifty local customers.
Or one collaboration.
Or one opportunity.
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Why I’m Sharing This
I’m going through one of the hardest seasons of my life.
A divorce.
Financial uncertainty.
Trying to protect my relationship with my two boys.
Trying to rebuild my future.
Maybe that’s exactly why I’m sharing this now.
Because I don’t want fear to become another reason I never build something I believe in.
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I’ve attached a couple of concept renderings of what I imagine the app could look like.
I’d genuinely love your feedback.
Tear it apart.
Tell me what already exists.
Tell me what I’m missing.
Tell me if this solves a real problem—or if I’m chasing a dream that only makes sense in my own head.
Either way…
Thank you for reading.
Nothing Wasted.
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