I did my last dash this weekend as a full-time dasher. Since I started building @HotDropApp back on November 10, 2025, I've done nearly 4000 deliveries. I've also averaged 150+ miles a day since then. Outside of a couple days when I was sick, I haven't taken a single day off during that stretch. It's been a grind, it's taught me about dignity and humility, and it's fed into the core values of HotDrop as a platform. There is a bigger overlap than you might think between the dasher and the creator. Both make their own schedule. Both are often times at the mercy of an algorithm. And both find connection and camaraderie with others walking a similar path. There were many occasions where I'd be waiting for a shake at Freddy's or a baguette at Panera and I'd strike up a conversation with a fellow dasher. In those brief interactions, there is mutual understanding and respect. We'd lament Home Depot and how dehumanizing those offers are. Carrying a dozen 20 lb bags of mulch for a pittance. Or we'd ponder how DoorDashing feels differently than it did just a few months ago. And it would make that moment better. That next trip just a bit lighter, because in a line of work where you often go under-appreciated and unseen, that human connection can make all the difference. People in the creator space can feel that too. It's sought after, that sense of belonging and understanding. Whether you're just getting started streaming, or you're a mod in 10 different channels, or you're the person that always shows up first, we need each other to go farther. A lot of times we need each other to hang on. I built HotDrop because I think our world needs it. I've driven tens of thousands of miles and carried nearly as many bags of chipotle and mcdonalds in order to turn a dream into a reality. It's real, it exists, and now it just needs you. And I'll work just as hard to deserve you being there with me and everyone else.