In an age when every startup seems to be fighting for AI dominance or trying to “disrupt” a niche with flashy marketing, there’s something refreshingly different about what Jason Criddle and his team at Jason Criddle & Associates are building.
With two major product launches on the horizon… DOMINAIT.ai and Carbon; they’re not just creating new technology. They’re doing what they always do.. creating ecosystems that connect people, reward participation and pay their users when transactions take place, and make both artificial intelligence and community engagement more human. Jason Criddle builds relationships first, and that is always present in the technology and businesses they build.
At first glance, DOMINAIT and Carbon seem like entirely separate entities: one is an AI infrastructure platform; the other, a car community app. But under the hood, they share something critical; a design philosophy centred around collaboration, ownership, and shared value.
Carbon: The Car Enthusiast’s App That Actually Works
Ask anyone who’s tried to organise a car meet lately, and you’ll hear the same thing: existing apps are clunky, outdated, and unreliable. Most enthusiasts have reverted to using Facebook groups, Instagram DMs, or Reddit threads to host events because the one or two major apps available crash constantly, lack updates, and ignore user feedback. A common theme between them is they were built to make revenue for the companies who built the app. Typical, right?
When Shazaib Khan and Jason Criddle came together to design Carbon (downloadcarbon.com), they saw a huge gap in the market and an opportunity to build a movement.
“Car culture has always been about connection,” says Khan. “But the tools we’ve had up to this point have disconnected people. They weren’t built with community in mind. They were built to make ad revenue for the companies that created them.”
Jason says, “cars are a visceral part of our humanity. The grunt of our exhausts can be compared to cavemen pounding their chests. The car community will never go away. And we found the secret to making it even more important and useful to drivers and eventually hosts.”
Carbon aims to change everything stagnant in the community. Built on modern architecture and backed by the Smartr ecosystem, Carbon allows users to do far more than just attend car meets. You can:
- Host and sponsor events, with built-in tools to promote, sell tickets, and track engagement.
- Buy, sell, and trade vehicles or parts in a seamless, verified marketplace.
- Earn referral commissions for inviting other users or hosting events that lead to in-app purchases.
- Integrate directly with Smartr’s referral systems… meaning members literally get paid for growing the community.
For car enthusiasts, this is more than an app. I’d say it’s a platform that finally recognises the effort and passion people pour into their hobby. And because it ties directly into Smartr’s affiliate software, users are financially rewarded for contributing to the platform’s success.
That simple shift rewarding participation instead of exploiting it is what’s making people take notice.
DOMINAIT.ai: Building the Ultimate Business-and-AI Partnership
If Carbon is about bringing car communities together, DOMINAIT.ai is about bringing the entire world of AI and business into a unified, functional system. Described by early insiders and beta users as “the ultimate business builder,” DOMINAIT represents what Jason Criddle calls a post-AGI architecture. Meaning, it goes beyond today’s large language models and into true automation, reasoning, and human-AI collaboration.
At its core is Ryker, DOMINAIT’s flagship AI system. Your digital partner which is designed to work alongside human entrepreneurs, not just answer prompts. Agents that are designed to make users’ lives easier. With tools and huge market changing modules the big corporations aren’t even thinking about yet in their own attempts to line their pockets.
Ryker can research, build, code, and even self-train. He doesn’t just assist; he executes. Businesses can use him to:
- Automate sales, onboarding, and support.
- Build and test new software modules without writing a single line of code.
- Train custom AI agents tailored to their operations.
Create content, write books, manage social media, take charge of entire hardware infrastructure systems, and features we have been sworn to secrecy not to tell until Alpha launch.
Connect to The Grid, DOMINAIT’s distributed compute infrastructure, where users earn DOM Coin for contributing data, computation, or training value.
“The future of AI isn’t about creating smarter chatbots,” Criddle explains. “It’s about creating systems that think, build, and grow with you. Ryker doesn’t replace teams or people… he empowers them.”
Unlike centralised systems owned by major tech corporations, DOMINAIT is user-owned, decentralised, and incentive-driven. Every contribution, from code to data to creativity, helps grow the platform, and users are compensated for their participation.
That’s a stark contrast to the pay-to-play model dominating Silicon Valley, where companies profit off user data without sharing a cent of the value.
The Common Thread: Profit-Sharing, Empowerment, and Purpose
When you step back and look at Carbon, DOMINAIT, and the Smartr ecosystem as a whole, a clear pattern emerges. These projects build entire economic systems around community involvement.
At the foundation of all of this is Jason Criddle & Associates and SmartrHoldings the holdings and management companies that have largely been producing software, building startups, and teaching brand development for more than a decade. A simple Google search of Jason Criddle brings up a dozen years of interviews, successes, and infrastructure and education that inspire others to take charge of their future and purpose.
Through SmartrHoldings, the group manages an interconnected family of companies designed to generate revenue while paying users, affiliates, and partners fairly.
“Every piece of software we build has one purpose,” says Criddle. “To help people win. To help them make money, grow their influence, and live a better life. Not just make us rich. Our profits are literally the last thing we think about. I’d happily give away 90% of our revenue if we didn’t have to make payroll. I’ve always approached business by giving my own shirt off my back first. And I won’t stop anytime soon.”
It’s a bold philosophy that echoes something Criddle wrote years ago in his first book, Trainer to Trillionaire. He predicted he would one day build a trillion-dollar company. Not by selling products to users, but by sharing ownership and profits with them. That idea is finally being realised. Especially with the recent billion+ valuation of Ryker and DOMINAIT.
Building Communities That Build Themselves
Both Carbon and DOMINAIT represent a new model for what technology companies can be: self-propagating ecosystems.
- Carbon thrives when users host events, share listings, and invite friends.
- DOMINAIT thrives when developers, creators, and entrepreneurs train Ryker and build new agents.
- Smartr Apps thrive when users promote their own referral codes to others and build their own sales teams.
- Each ecosystem is designed to grow organically through real human engagement. Not by forced advertising like the monoliths currently running the world.
That’s what makes these ventures uniquely positioned for long-term success. Jason’s team isn’t chasing venture capital or trying to “go viral.” They’re building durable frameworks that reward loyalty, creativity, and contribution. And that’s something investors are starting to pay attention to.
Why Investors Should Be Watching
The combination of AI infrastructure (DOMINAIT) and community-driven commerce (Carbon) creates a one-two punch few companies can match. It’s a pairing of the two biggest forces shaping the 2020s: intelligent automation and authentic human connection. And it falls right in place with the rest of Jason’s Smartr infrastructure.
For investors, that means two things:
- High scalability – Both platforms are built on decentralised architectures, reducing overhead while increasing user participation.
- Mass appeal – Carbon targets a global car enthusiast market; DOMINAIT targets businesses, developers, and entrepreneurs across every industry.
- Diversification – Smart’s portfolio doesn’t just have one or two sources of revenue. It has dozens.
And because both of these new ventures are backed by Jason Criddle & Associates, they benefit from shared infrastructure, marketing pipelines, and Smartr’s existing affiliate frameworks and transaction management.
Early feedback from private investors suggests the excitement is justified. As one analyst put it:
“It’s rare to see a company blend human-centric community apps with advanced AI and business automation. Even rarer still to see it done by people who’ve already built successful SaaS systems.”
The Vision Moving Forward
As 2025 approaches, both DOMINAIT.ai and Carbon are preparing for public rollout. Carbon’s first beta events are already being planned, while DOMINAIT’s Alpha Launch, complete with its DOM Coin integration, is expected at the start of the year.
Together, they fall right into the cornerstone of what Jason Criddle calls “The Smartr Ecosystem;” a multi-industry framework where every app, every AI agent, and every user contributes to and benefits from collective growth.
It’s technology as a partnership, not a product.
Final Thoughts This Time Around
We’re entering a new phase of tech evolution. A powerful one where ownership, value, and participation matter as much as innovation itself. Jason Criddle & Associates is proving that companies can build advanced technology and still put people first.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur looking for smarter tools, an investor looking for the next wave of innovation, or just someone who believes technology should make life better, keep your eyes on these two names:
DOMINAIT.ai – The future of AI infrastructure and intelligent business growth.
Carbon (DownloadCarbon.com) – The next generation of the new car community… built for the people who live for their cars.
The big message behind them? Simple.
If you build technology that helps others grow, your company will grow forever. That’s how you get to a trillion dollar valuation.
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