Your idea
deserves a shot.
The Idea Post is a public stage for real invention ideas — where real people vote, support, and connect. Not algorithms. Not AI. Humans.
Why Human Signal Matters
AI will tell you any idea is a 10 out of 10.
Any AI tool will hand you a business plan, a logo, and a market analysis — all in seconds — and none of it means a single person would actually buy what you’re building.
A Fire from a real person who would spend their own money on your product is worth more than a perfect score from a machine.
Our community puts real names, real reputations, and real dollars behind the ideas they believe in. That signal is rare. It’s honest. And it can’t be faked.
The Process
Four steps from idea to action.
Build your idea page
Write up your idea in plain language. Add images or a video if you have them. Takes about 10–15 minutes. No prototype needed. Drafts are free.
Go live and get feedback
Your idea hits the public feed. Real people weigh in — they Fire it, comment with questions, and follow your progress. The community’s response tells you where you actually stand.
Get supported
Supporters put real dollars behind ideas they believe in. That’s social proof you can point to — not a survey, not an AI score. Real humans, real money.
Get real help
Connect with verified service providers — patent professionals, manufacturers, designers — who can see your traction before they reach out.
The Street Patent™
Your idea, publicly claimed — with a timestamp.
When you publish on The Idea Post, your idea gets a public page with a date-and-time stamp. That page becomes your record: proof that you had this idea, that you shared it with the world, and that the world had a chance to respond.
⚠ What a Street Patent Is (and Isn’t)
A Street Patent is not a legal patent and does not grant any intellectual property rights. It is a timestamped public record — a tool for getting feedback and building momentum. Public disclosure may affect your ability to obtain patent protection, particularly in foreign countries with no grace period. If your idea has commercial potential, consult a licensed patent attorney before publishing. Nothing here is legal advice.
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✓ Publicly Disclosed · Time-Stamped · Not a Legal PatentNeil Montgomery
Founder · FSBI since 2009
Why We Built This
Most inventors never get a fair chance. That’s the problem this fixes.
The Idea Post was built by someone who has spent 15 years watching what happens to ideas — and decided the industry needed a place that was actually on the inventor’s side.
Neil Montgomery has been working with inventors since 2009, when he launched For Sale By Inventor (FSBI). The idea for The Idea Post started forming around 2008 — long before anyone called it that.
“About 98% of the ideas that came through my door weren’t bad. They were early. ‘Not yet,’ not ‘never.’ But there was nowhere for an early idea to live.”
He kept seeing people spend money they didn’t have on patents for products nobody had tested — told to “validate their idea” by a world happy to have an AI declare a time machine a 10/10 with a 75% success rate.
That’s not validation. That’s a hall of mirrors.
The Idea Post is what he wished existed: a public, human-powered space where an idea can live, get real feedback, attract real supporters, and — when it’s ready — connect with the right people. Not a fantasy. Not a shredder. A starting point.
Who This Is For
Three groups. One platform.
Inventors
You’ve got the idea. We’ve got the audience.
You’ve had an idea you couldn’t shake — sketched in a notebook, Googled a hundred times. The Idea Post gives it a public life: a page, a timestamp, and a real audience. No patent required. No finished product required.
Supporters
Discover things before they hit the mainstream.
You’d rather find a product two years before it hits shelves than read about it afterward. Vote with real Fires, back ideas with real dollars, and tell your friends you knew first.
Providers
Leads that already have proof.
Patent attorneys, manufacturers, designers: The Idea Post gives you inventors who have already proven their idea has human heat. You see traction before you make a call. That changes everything.
Why Join Early
The feed isn’t full yet. That matters.
On any platform where attention is the currency, being early is a compounding advantage. People who publish first get seen longest and accumulate real signal before the platform scales.
- First in the feed. Early pages accumulate Fires before the platform fills up.
- 1 free publish credit after email verification. Additional publishes are $10 each.
- Help shape the product. Early members surface problems and influence priorities.
- Founding cohort status. You’re in before the network has a network effect.
If your idea is sitting in a notebook waiting for the right moment — this is it.
Get Early Access — It’s Free
Sign up now. Build your idea page. Be first when we launch.
Claim Your Early Access Spot →Free to join. No credit card. One account per person.
Publicly posting your idea may affect patent rights.
For Service Providers
Your next best client already has proof.
The Idea Post connects patent professionals, manufacturers, designers, and marketers with inventors who have already tested their idea with real humans. Skip the cold leads.
See traction before you reach out
View Fire counts, support dollars, and comments before making contact.
Pre-warmed leads, not cold traffic
These inventors have already taken the hardest step: going public.
Verified provider directory
Your profile lives in a curated directory. Inventors find you when they’re ready.
Opt-in, not spam
Inventors reach out because they saw your profile and want your help.