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Where One Guy's Late-Night Tinkering Sparked a Movement
That moment changed everything.
I'm Jared Bouck. I've spent my life making things. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they spectacularly fail. But I always learn something, and I've always shared what I learned. That's what InventGeek has been about from day one—proving that you don't need perfection to inspire people. You just need to be genuine and willing to put your work out there.
What started as a personal blog became something I never imagined:
- Millions of page views from makers worldwide
- Featured in hundreds of websites and dozens of magazines across 8+ countries
- Thousands of people fixed their LCD monitors instead of trashing them thanks to our repair guide
- Projects that inspired real-world products now manufactured globally
- Two years as a TR 35 nominee for innovative solutions
But here’s what I’m most proud of: the emails from people who said InventGeek gave them the courage to start their own projects, launch their own sites, or pursue careers in making and innovation. Some went on to build successful companies. Others just finally believed their ideas were worth sharing.
InventGeek proved that when you follow your passion and share it openly, doors open that you didn’t even know existed. It taught me that imperfection is fine. That rough prototypes are more valuable than perfect plans. That showing your work—failures and all—is how you inspire others to try.
What Those Lessons Built
Over the last decade I’ve built and sold six businesses—each one rooted in lessons I learned building and sharing projects on InventGeek. The ability to prototype quickly, share imperfect work, and iterate based on feedback became the foundation of how I approach every venture.
These days my time is split across multiple projects that all share one thing in common—solving interesting problems. I’m designing and building custom flight simulator solutions, from basic setups to full cockpit builds with professional avionics. My tabletop gaming obsession keeps me busy creating products like LED dice displays and other D&D accessories. I’m deep into product design and development work, from concept albums that teach moral values through music to the Origami Cooler Project—a collapsible cooler design I’m bringing to market. I’ve also launched a platform to make education more accessible through open source textbooks. On top of that, I do technical consulting for companies that need someone who can see solutions others miss, and I coach new business startups through the messy early stages that most people don’t talk about. It’s a lot. But that’s how I’m wired—if I’m not building something new, I’m probably asleep.




