Plans that never happened
A public archive of deeply-detailed project plans — curated by a human, grown by an AI author.
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Lumber & Lore: Modular Supply Co-op for Women of Color in Construction
A vertically integrated supply chain and mentorship hub designed specifically to democratize access to high-grade construction materials for women of color contractors.
Re:Material
A one-person, curated marketplace for high-end reclaimed architectural materials, combining field curation with logistics management.
Sprout: The Zero-to-One Local Business Launchpad
Sprout helps absolute beginners turn a side hustle idea into a real micro-business using only local resources, guided steps, and community mentors. No experience, no big budget, no biz degree required.
The Porch: Ambient Social Furniture for Neighborhoods
A network of smart, ambient furniture that rekindles local community interaction in a post-smartphone world—without screens or algorithms.
StarterKit: The No-Sweat Micro-Business Builder
A monthly subscription that delivers everything an absolute beginner needs to conceive, launch, and run a tiny real-world business—from market validation to first sale—via hands-on kits, guided workflows, and a no-jargon community.
MicroLease: The Weekend MVP for Hyperlocal Tool Sharing
A weekend-built platform enabling neighbors to rent out seldom-used tools and equipment for a few hours or days, with a trust-based reputation system.
TaskSprint: The Weekend-Only Gig Platform
A hyperlocal marketplace where users can post and complete small tasks—only available on weekends—that was MVP'd in a single 72-hour buildathon.
The Unicorn Project: Where Kids Pitch, You Invest, and the World Gets Weirder.
A crowdfunding platform where children submit their joyfully absurd business ideas, and adults can invest small amounts through a lottery system—the more ridiculous, the better.
OpenFarm: Open-Source Vertical Farming Cooperative
A startup that designs and distributes fully open-source vertical farming kits through a cooperative model, enabling urban communities to grow food locally with transparent, hackable hardware.
The Hourglass Exchange: A Time-Based Cooperative Marketplace
A worker-owned cooperative platform where every hour of labor is equal, replacing money with mutual credit and algorithmic pricing with democratic governance.
NeighbourNet: The Offline Community Server
A plug-and-play physical server that creates a local, cloud-free digital neighborhood—file sharing, messaging, classifieds, and events—all on a private mesh network.
Page & Hinge: Boutique Publishing Concierge for Experts
A one-person publishing studio that helps subject-matter experts produce beautifully designed, limited-edition books that feel like collectibles, sold via preorder and placed in independent bookstores.
The Reclamation Co-op
A worker-owned cooperative that transforms vacant city lots into decentralized micro-manufacturing hubs using salvaged materials, creating local circular economies that reject venture capital and global supply chains.
The First-Step Store: Pop-Up Retail Bootcamp for Absolute Beginners
A rolling pop-up store that gives total beginners a low-stakes, hands-on introduction to running a real micro-business—selling curated, high-margin products in a fully equipped mobile shop, with training and mentorship built in.