Brennan commuted about an hour south of San Francisco to his office each day. While at work, he would constantly get the “delivered” email from Amazon — with a picture of his package sitting on his apartment porch.

All he could do was hope it would still be there hours later, by the time he got home from work. And forget it if he decided to play tennis or go to something after work; the chances of that package still being there plummeted.

Who just so happens to be one of the most talented consumer product entrepreneurs alive. Melissa Kieling's first startup, PackIt, is a single mom grows a consumer product business to $15 million+ in revenue story — worth reading about another time.

As he explained the problem, the lightbulb flashed. And the inspiration for hyve was born.

The vision was actually pretty simple: give people peace of mind. Security cameras will show you a live feed of your porch. hyve was built to actually defend it — to make sure your privacy and your personal property stay exactly where you left them.

So they got started. The journey was anything but easy, but through sheer willpower — and a lot of help from friends and mentors — they got it done. They built hyve: a smart, personal package locker that sits on your doorstep, works with every carrier, and tells you the moment a delivery arrives. And it watches your package until you're home. No matter when that is.