Experimentalist | Engineer | Entrepreneur
I make all kinds of stuff, but if you're here you might be most interested in the software and AI systems. My ~20 years in business has so far encompassed building & exiting startups, developing for WordPress, making dozens of software tools, and exploring the intersections of technology, creativity, and autonomy.
In 2025, I'm undertaking the challenge of creating a fully autonomous AI-driven business. This involves:
- AI Agent Swarms: Developing a team of AI agents capable of operating business functions independently.
- Tool Integration: Utilizing platforms like Make.com, Gumloop, Relevance AI, n8n to orchestrate workflows.
- Custom Tooling: Building tools such as the FlowSpec Workflow Schema, Business API Boilerplate, etc. to support my AI Automations community and accomplish the challenge!
Follow the journey and access resources:
Explore a selection of my projects:
- Strew Home Ed App: An app designed to make home education reporting easy
- Project Pages: A WordPress plugin to document and showcase maker projects.
- ZBS CRM: A WordPress CRM plugin which I co-founded then sold to Automattic
- Weather Bot: A Raspberry Pi-based weather station for environmental monitoring.
- Custom Catan Board: A laser-cut, hand-painted board for the game Settlers of Catan.
- Quartz Lamp: A bedside lamp crafted from local quartz and copper.
If you want to go down the ecclectic maker rabit hole, here's more of my Projects.
Here and there I share thoughts on entrepreneurship, technology, and personal growth:
- Vibe Coding: A New System Of The World: A piece for Hackernoon about the emergence of Vibe Coders
- Surviving Burnout: My experience with chronic fatigue and recovery.
- Using a Gaming PC as an AI Image Generation Machine: AI Image Gen Monster
Read more writings in these places: Hackernoon, ProfitSwarm, or WoodyHayday.com
- AI Automations Blueprint: A free guide for entrepreneurs on automating their business workflows
- Business API Boilerplate: Business API Boilerplate - for my communit who're busy building Automation IP
- FlowSpec Workflow Schema: A standardized schema for AI-first workflow automation.
- AI Business Idea List: A list of business ideas for AI entrepreneurs
- AI Quizzes: Interactive quizzes to explore AI's impact on careers and business.
- 🌐 WoodyHayday.com
- 🐦 X
Let's build cool stuff, make automated businesses, and experiment, together