I kept noticing the same thing in my neighborhood. A barber with a two-week waitlist. A baker doing custom cakes out of her kitchen, taking orders through a single Instagram DM. A handyman everyone recommended in passing — but nobody had a real way to reach. Incredible work. Zero infrastructure.
These weren't people who needed a startup. They weren't looking to build a brand or raise funding. They just needed a platform that worked as hard as they did — something that handled the logistics so they could focus on what they were actually good at.
As a father, I think a lot about what opportunity looks like for everyday people. The kind of people who've spent years building a skill through repetition, not a résumé. Not everyone's path runs through a university or a tech job, and I don't think it should have to. SideGigs is my answer to that.
The model is simple: list your service, get booked, keep 90%. No listing fees. No upfront costs. No algorithm deciding whether your gig gets seen. Just a straightforward way to turn what you know into something that pays.
We built it for the barbers, bakers, tutors, handymen, photographers, and everyone else who's been doing this on word-of-mouth alone. There's a better way to run your side gig — and this is it.
Jason's kids — what motivated the sleepless nights launching this service