// landen jackson · 23 · researcher · agent operator

not a guru,
just ships.

I find problems worth solving, build the thing that solves them, and then show my work. First paying customer came 24 hours in. Every claim on this page has a receipt — tap [CLAIM]

the work ↓
01 — who01

Researcher. Opportunist.
Eagle Scout.

Eagle Scout comes first because "be prepared" is how I operate everything — the projects, the plans, the risks. I don't guess, I test. I don't pitch ideas, I build prototypes. And if it can't survive being measured, it doesn't ship.

Graduation at FSU, Westcott Building
Florida State UniversityDegree earned. The starting line.
FSU cap toss under moss oaks
Graduation dayThe moment right before everything started.
02 — the 4802

48 hours to build.
24 to get paid.

00:00A new AI agent framework drops. Everyone's talking about it.
00:01I open a terminal and start building.
24:00First paying customer — before the build was even finished.
48:00Shipped, working, end to end.
Since thenThat's the whole philosophy: people pay for things that work, not things that are promised.
03 — off the clock03

What I'm like when nobody's scoring.

PlayStation 5 with DualSense controller
After hoursGaming — sharp reflexes, fast pattern reading.
Charcoal glowing on the grill
GrillingFire, timing, patience — and never walk away.
Running a forest road at sunrise
Every morningCardio first — calm mind, strong finish.
Misty forest ridge
Nature walksWhere the hard problems finally get solved.

One more thing worth knowing: independent media and art saved me. The underground gave me my voice, my taste, and my bias for doing things my own way. That's why this site looks like this — I build the way I was saved: independently.

04 — receipts04

Measured, not claimed.

24 hours from idea to first paying customer
48 hours from idea to shipped product
28 measured competition submissions
Top 3.5% agent competition score
1 published research paper
1 self-hosted agent platform, running daily
1 Eagle Scout — the first receipt of all
05 — focus05

Where the time goes.

40%
Building in public
the real log — wins and misses
25%
AI × creative
agents that make things people pay for
20%
Running solo
systems over headcount, always
15%
Personal
what building things does to a person