👋 Fellow Researchers, Creators, and Developers,

In 2014, I started open-sourcing software. Today, I maintain HugoBlox - the world's fastest, privacy-first website builder, and the open research tool of choice for scholars at Stanford, MIT, Tsinghua, Google, Meta, and OpenAI.

If you use HugoBlox, you've likely built a beautiful, high-performing site entirely for free. But keeping it free, fast, and secure for 150,000+ users takes a massive toll in time, hosting, and infrastructure. That's where you come in.

🤖 The Agentic Era: Own Your Output
As autonomous agents flood the web with algorithmic "slop," owning your data, privacy, and distribution is no longer optional - it's survival.

We believe AI should complement human creativity, not replace it. HugoBlox gives you absolute control. No vendor lock-in, no black-box algorithms scraping your private work, and no sudden platform fees. Just your localized, human-editable Markdown, completely owned by you.

⚠️ Open Source isn't Free to Build
HugoBlox has no VC funding and no corporate overlords. It relies entirely on the community. When you sponsor, you aren't just buying me a coffee - you're ensuring that this infrastructure remains independent, privacy-first, and future-proof for years to come.

☕ The "Coffee" ROI
For just $3/month (less than a bad cup of coffee), you can help sustain the tool that powers your digital home and research output.

If HugoBlox has saved you hours of dev time, helped you publish a paper, or landed you a job, please consider giving back. Every single contribution keeps the lights on and the code shipping. 💙

👉 Sponsor at the $9 Champion Tier to get the "Academic" laptop stickers!