Evangelist · Revenue · Builder

Ben Nichol

I look at any problem and see what AI can solve. Then I build it. Publishing systems, games, family tools, M&A analysis — I deploy AI everywhere because I see it everywhere.

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Background, projects, why he builds so much.

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Projects

What I'm Building

Atlas

Python / Claude API / WebSocket

A life archive for my family. Memories, relationships, daily rhythms, stories worth keeping. Built for my sons — a record of the life we're building together. CLI, real-time dashboard, conversational AI.

Void Artillery

Game Development / Shipping Soon

A game I'm building — 90% of the way to public launch. One of four active game projects. Yes, I make games too.

Mechabellum Publishing

Python / Claude Code / Data Pipelines

A complete publishing operations system — reporting, competitive analysis, campaign planning, budget tracking. These tools run my entire P&L at Dreamhaven.

Editorial Assistant

Claude API / Prompt Engineering

Built my wife a writing tool that produces publication-quality editorial work. When I see someone I care about struggling with something, I build them a solution.

M&A Intelligence

Claude API / Financial Analysis

Helping my dad evaluate an acquisition opportunity for his business. Analysis, modeling, proposal strategy — deployed where it matters most.

This Site

Next.js / Anthropic API / Vercel

The portfolio and chat interface you're using right now. Full-stack deployment — serverless API, rate limiting, prompt engineering. The site is the pitch.

Experience

Career Highlights

2024 –

Publishing Lead Dreamhaven

Self-funded P&L. Built the reporting and analytics systems that run the operation.

2023

Partnerships Beast Games

Led diligence into gaming opportunities for Mr. Beast.

2019–23

Co-Founder & CFO Mega Bad Crew

Full startup lifecycle. Finances, operations, team building.

2019–21

Senior AE Esports Engine

Enterprise B2B sales with the world's largest publishers.

2018–19

Head of Events & BD NYXL

First hire. Multi-million dollar P&L from scratch.

2014–18

Sr. Program Manager Red Bull

48 markets. 100+ events. Team of 6 + 48 field managers.

Conviction

Why Me

We're living in the future — most of the world just doesn't know it yet.

I believe humans working with AI will build the most extraordinary things our species has ever created. Not in some distant future — now. Every project on this page exists because I looked at a problem and realized I could solve it in ways that weren't possible two years ago.

I'm not an engineer by training. I'm a revenue leader who taught himself to build software — and then couldn't stop. Publishing operations, games, editorial tools, family archives, M&A analysis. I deploy AI across every part of my life.

That combination — the conviction, the building, the revenue instinct — is what I bring. I don't just understand AI products. I evangelize them with my work.