I designed verified reputation infrastructure for the creator economy. Now I'm selling the concept.
The creator economy runs on trust but has no infrastructure to verify it. Every sector has its reputation layer - LinkedIn for professionals, GitHub for developers, Stripe for payments. Nothing exists for creators.
I spent the last 6 months designing LEVL to be that layer. Verified, portable reputation signals for creators, managers, brands & sponsors.
What exists: a fully interactive concept demo at joinlevl.com, published Trust Framework, investor brief, complete brand identity, and a registered UK company. No code, no paying users - that's stated transparently.
I'm not the right person to build and scale this. I'm looking for a founder or operator who sees the category and wants to own it.
Listed on Acquire.com. Asking $32k. Founder retains 10% equity as a condition of sale.
If this resonates - take a look at joinlevl.com and reach out.
I think the interesting part is that you're treating reputation as infrastructure rather than another creator platform. If reputation isn't portable, creators end up rebuilding trust every time they work with a new brand or ecosystem. That's a much bigger problem than just profiles or reviews.
Exactly that. Every other platform builds features on top of the trust problem - LEVL is the trust layer itself. Portable, verified, cross-platform. The data moat builds over time in a way that can't be replicated quickly. Thanks for getting it!
That's exactly the implication I was thinking about.
Reading your reply, I think there's one strategic business decision sitting underneath "trust layer" that becomes much more significant over time, but I don't think I can do the reasoning behind it justice in a thread.
Happy to explain what I mean if it's useful. What's the best email to reach you on?
IH is blocking me from posting email addresses directly — new account restriction. So: jonathan dot starr1990 at gmail dot com — drop me a line, happy to hear what you're seeing.
Just sent it over by email.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts once you've had a chance to read it.