Pockkit

You know that feeling when you’re about to leave to go to a party but you hesitate because you don’t want to be the first ones there? Well, thank you for not hesitating and being some of the first ones. Welcome to the Pockkit story. You are apart of creating this story and it is just beginning.

To give you a brief intro. We have a vision to inspire people to create. We believe people feel most alive when creating something of their own. We want to do that in a fun, simple and unique way. So we chose shirts and pockets. Whether we like it our not, we all have to wear clothes. We’re building a web application that allows you to design your own shirt but focuses on the pocket as your canvas. You chose the style of shirt, style and color of the pocket and style and color of the stitching. Walla, a few weeks later you get to wear what you created. Not just what you bought at a store. We’re really close to releasing a beta launch of the app. If you’d like to check it out, you can view a screen cast here .We’d love to hear your feedback.

We are so thankful for you willingness to come to the party early and be a part a making this a memory to share for a lifetime. If you have any questions please feel free to email  croy@pockkit.com or taylor@pockkit.com. The best way to stay informed is to follow us on Twitter or friend us on Facebook .

We hope to here from you soon. Welcome to the party.

 “Ding, you are now free to move about the country.”

It is amazing what Southwest Airlines has done in the airline industry. Over the past 15 years, they have completely transformed the way consumers experience airline travel. Keeping a laser focus on being the low fare, low cost airline has fully altered the industry standard and has truly enabled everyone to “move about the country.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0hsnU7c7X0

It fascinates me to observe how far a little permission goes. It changes the way we think doesn’t it: the freedom to move about the country makes me want to travel. How about you? When is the last time you where given permission? Did it change the way you felt about a moment? Just imagine for a second you are sitting in a meeting and your boss turns to you and asks “What do you think?” You answer and then he/she responds quickly with “No really, what do you think? You truly have permission to speak freely.” Would your response be any different? I know that I would respond differently. When given permission, our abilities come alive because we are given a freedom to focus. For at least one moment in the midst of an ever-increasing fast paced life, we are given freedom to focus.

How would things be different if we fully accepted our permission to be creators? Would you live your life differently if you had…

Permission to ask deep questions? Permission to think differently? Permission to quit your job?Permission to say no?

Or…

Maybe more importantly, what permissions do you need to be giving more freely?

Our hope at Pockkit is that we can do our small part in building a culture that truly embraces and inspires our permission to create. Whatever, whenever. We are just starting with shirts.

“Ding, you now have permission to create freely.”

In seventh grade did you ever get the chance to build rockets in chemistry class? Do you remember what it felt like to have the entire class spending weeks to perfect their design with an ever-present high anticipation for “launch day?” Well, I remember that feeling and there are close similarities to how things feel today.

There’s something so surreal about the journey of creating something new and making the decision, whether you think you’re ready or not, that it’s “launch day.” It’s time to let it fly! Oh wait, will this actually fly? Or will it crash and burn and just be another cause for embarrassment? Will this actually work? What about…the list could go on and on, right? Reason after reason we shouldn’t do something we’ve dreamed of or we shouldn’t introduce something new into the world. Whether they are lies we’ve believed over the years that we are incapable or not good enough, they can haunt us if we let them. If we are honest, we all face these things.

To those who are afraid, welcome. Everyone is. Now stop being scared and let it fly! To those who fear failing, welcome. Everyone does. Now stop being afraid and just learn from what fails. Your identity is not found in what you do. Thankfully.

So here we are friends, today is our “Launch Day.” Today is the first day we are introducing Pockkit to the world. We are launching our Kickstarter campaign with high anticipation and excitement. Although we’ve spent the last 6 months prototyping with cardboard and post its, experimenting with different fabrics, designs and styles, there’s just something different about today. It’s sort of like we’ve been hiking the safe and predictable trail for awhile and now we’re finally, whether right or wrong, stepping off into the wild…it’s about time.

Here on our blog we will try to share more openly about our journey. We will share details about our design process, our philosophies, our learnings of this new project and the simple joys of starting something. We hope you will engage with us here and take part in the conversation. Maybe you can consider this as a first introduction to a new friend. We are NOT perfect, nor are we all-knowing or have it figured out - but we have passion and vision to see things differently than before. This road will be messy and we are so thankful for those who choose to join us, teach us, learn from us and enjoy what may come along the way. 

With that said, if you never got the chance to build rockets in chemistry class, please stop what you are doing, grab some friends, go get a model rocket, and then build it and let it fly! We are not guaranteed tomorrow.

It’s great to meet you. Welcome to Pockkit.