Every Connected Product Needs an Exit Plan
State of Stick explores digital continuity: what should happen to a connected physical product when websites change, vendors disappear, software is replaced, or the original manufacturer no longer exists?
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Every Connected Product Needs an Exit Plan
State of Stick explores digital continuity: what should happen to a connected physical product when websites change, vendors disappear, software is replaced, or the original manufacturer no longer exists?
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The Company Is Already Being Built. Accountability Still Matters.
A founder's field note on building State of Stick: connected physical products, State of Stick Golf, Stoicism, and a documented call for accountability.
Your Products Are About to Get a Digital Life.
Europe just switched on infrastructure for Digital Product Passports. State of Stick explores the bigger shift: physical products are becoming addressable, persistent, and capable of doing more after they are made.
State of Stick Is Growing Up: The Company Behind the Platform
State of Stick began inside TechFlunky Labs, LLC and is now operated through a Michigan corporation owned by TechFlunky Labs for connected-product identity infrastructure, investment readiness, and responsible growth.
The Question That Changed My Career
A first-person founder story from Andrea Cozart-Lundin on raising a trucking safety concern, facing financial fallout and bankruptcy, and building State of Stick, Co. around records, context, and trust.
Self-Reliance Is Part of the Build
A founder note on repairing our own equipment, keeping machines clean, and why hands-on technical curiosity matters when physical products are part of the company.
Building the Company Behind State of Stick, Co.
A behind-the-scenes founder note on the Michigan corporation, TechFlunky Labs ownership, investment readiness, and the legal foundation around State of Stick, Co.
Customers, Sponsors, Partners, and Investors Are Not the Same Thing
A founder's framework for funding connected-product work without blurring customers, sponsors, market partners, advisors, and investors.
Why We Published the Physical Identity Manifesto
Why connected product is too narrow, why physical identity is larger than NFC, and why State of Stick is publishing its framework openly.
Building Trust Means Holding Systems Accountable
A founder field note on State of Stick, Co., documented accountability, oversight review, and why trust infrastructure has to apply to products, businesses, and institutions.
Trust Infrastructure Starts With Physical Systems
A positive, evergreen founder note on early voting, public trust, and why authenticated physical systems matter in manufacturing, healthcare, defense, supply chains, and civic life.
Not Every Meeting Will Understand the Vision
A candid field note about explaining State of Stick, Co. as a technology platform—and why trusted digital identity for physical objects is worth building.
When the Machine Has Other Plans
A real State of Stick emblem came out stranger than expected. Here is what the imperfect piece taught us about machines, manufacturing, and continuing to make.
What Happens When a Physical Product Becomes a Platform?
A field note on turning connected objects into lasting relationships—with creators, retailers, makers, and the people who choose to keep them.
The First Sticker That Started It All
Before the emblems, connected experiences, and technology, there was a childhood sticker collection—and one unforgettable avocado-green refrigerator.
Building Trust Into Every Connection: Why Transparency Matters at State of Stick, Co.
Why State of Stick, Co. is building connected products in public—with transparency about our work, integrity in our claims, and protection for the proprietary methods behind the system.
Why We Still Make Physical Things in a Digital World
Screens are everywhere. That is exactly why a well-made physical object can still earn attention, memory, and a lasting place in someone’s life.
Connected Is Not the Same as Verified—and That Is a Good Thing
A plain-language guide to persistent connected experiences, secure verification, and choosing the right trust level for a physical product.
From Drones to Connected Objects: The Skills Behind State of Stick, Co.
State of Stick, Co. did not begin with a smart sticker. It grew from years of electronics, controller-based systems, software, fabrication, and learning how physical and digital systems meet.
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