01
Before 2019
Builder foundation
Experience accumulated across electronics, drones, controller-based systems, web development, automation, multimedia, and physical making.
Examples being inventoried
Public development chronology
INNOVATION
LEDGER.
Innovation rarely arrives in one moment. This ledger records selected milestones showing how years of building developed into State of Stick. Unverified dates remain clearly marked.
02
2019
Independent fabrication
After a layoff, Andrea invested in laser equipment and expanded independent fabrication and creative-production work. This was not yet State of Stick.
Records to verify
03
2023
Material acquisition
A specialized material was purchased and used for early cutting, fabrication, physical-product, and form experiments.
Receipt and early files to verify
04
Date to verify
Product experimentation
Physical pieces, production knowledge, and possible branded applications developed before the connected layer.
Private evidence review
05
Date to verify
Fanatics pitch meeting
A pitch meeting with Coleen at Fanatics became a commercial turning point for the physical-product concept.
Date, wording, and permission to verify
06
Date to verify
State of Stick established
State of Stick became the focused name and commercial platform after the pitch meeting.
First-use and founding records to verify
07
2025
TechFlunky Labs, LLC
TechFlunky Labs was established as the independent company developing the work.
Formation details to verify
08
Dates to verify
Connected-product evolution
NFC and other physical-to-digital capabilities were explored after the physical concept, followed by software, activation, authentication, analytics, registration, and engagement work.
Milestones tracked separately
09
2026
Legal and commercial foundation
The company organized disclosure controls, ownership review, funding-readiness materials, public counsel outreach, and enterprise-facing commercial work.
Current
Evidence before certainty
Each public date should have an internal evidence reference. If the date is not verified, the page says so.
Outcomes before secrets
Public milestones explain what changed without revealing authentication, security, source code, or reproducible manufacturing details.
Corrections stay visible
Material corrections should be documented. The ledger is designed to become more accurate over time, not to act as immutable proof.
What this ledger is not. It does not establish patent rights, trademark priority, trade-secret status, ownership, infringement, or wrongdoing. Private evidence, confidential technical detail, personal information, and attorney communications do not belong on this public page.
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