For Idea Guys
“They just get it. I described my idea once and they ran with the whole thing: patent, paperwork, even found someone to build it.”
Chad B.
Idea Guy since 2021
IdeasThatMatter
Idea Listing + Consultancy
Connecting brilliant idea guys with the people who'll actually build it.
IdeasMakeEmpires
We've hadideas.We knowwhat they're worth.
Unlike traditional consultancies, we've had countless shower thoughts, napkin sketches and 3am epiphanies, giving us a deep understanding of what it takes to turn a vague notion into a protected, monetizable asset.
For Builders
“Finally, a clean pipeline of pre-vetted ideas with the IP already sorted. I just pick one and start executing.”
Ruby H.
Full-stack builder
Services
Full-service idea partners
Idea Listing
List your idea in our private registry. One annual fee puts your big idea on the official books.
Patents & Copyright
We help you file the patents and copyright so the idea stays yours, forever. (Additional fee.)
Execution Matching
We shop your idea around to vetted builders and doers, then take a modest cut when it ships.
Idea Strategy
Advisory sessions to sharpen a vague notion into something fundable, pitchable and real.
What we look for
We love agood idea guy
Had it first
You thought of it before anyone else. That's the hard part, honestly.
Big-picture only
Why sweat the details? Details are what builders are for.
Allergic to execution
That's not a flaw. It's literally our entire business model.
Napkin-ready
Some of history's best ideas started as a sketch on a napkin.
Protected by default
Patents, copyright, the works. Nobody's stealing this one.
Membership
Every membershipincludes
Idea Guy Member Card
A premium card that certifies you, officially, as an idea guy. Laminated. Holographic.
“I Had It First” Certificate
A signed, dated certificate proving the idea was yours before it was anyone else's.
The Big Idea Festival
Free entry to our annual gathering where the world's idea guys come to share, riff and vibe.
Stories
Updates, insights and stories from those who had the idea first.
Working with ideas· Since 2025
Founded by twoprofessional idea guys
After years of having brilliant ideas and watching other people build them, we saw an opportunity to help the next generation of idea guys get the credit, and the cut, they deserve.
We believe in developing a true understanding of your idea, so we can serve as a flexible partner: protecting it, listing it, and shopping it to the people who'll bring it to life.
As seen on napkins at
ShowerThoughts™
Napkin Capital
What-If Labs
Eureka & Co.
Big Idea Fund
Sketch Ventures
3am Holdings
The Notion Notion
ShowerThoughts™
Napkin Capital
What-If Labs
Eureka & Co.
Big Idea Fund
Sketch Ventures
3am Holdings
The Notion Notion