I build practical AI systems for underserved operational industries: compliance, logistics, marketing automation, sports analytics, and collectibles.
Founder Hub
A practical operating base for evaluating, refining, and launching vertical AI products tied to real industry workflows.
Primary market signal
Compliance-heavy West Texas operations
Builder advantage
Fast MVPs grounded in operator knowledge
Partner fit
Product, venture studio, operating, growth
Founder Positioning
Nicholas Schmidt is a Midland, Texas-based operator and founder building AI-driven vertical SaaS platforms focused on real-world operational industries. His strength is identifying overlooked pain points, moving quickly from idea to MVP, and combining industry knowledge with practical AI deployment.
Current Platforms
Compliance and workforce-management platform for trucking, oilfield, healthcare, staffing, and industrial employers.
Focused on audit-ready onboarding, document retention, screening coordination, and employer compliance workflows.
AI marketing automation platform that helps businesses create a brand, generate content, and launch a campaign in minutes.
Built for operators who need usable marketing systems without a large agency or internal team.
Sports-card intelligence platform focused on valuation, market comps, grading prediction, and arbitrage opportunities.
Designed to make fragmented collectibles data more actionable for buyers, sellers, and serious hobby operators.
Voice-powered sports scoring concept designed to make live scoring faster, easier, and hands-free.
A practical scoring workflow for fast-moving youth, school, and local sports environments.
What I’m Looking For
I’m looking for long-term product, venture studio, operating, and growth partners who can help refine promising MVPs into scalable, profitable companies.
Why This Matters
Many operational industries are still underserved by modern software. West Texas industries like oilfield services, trucking, healthcare staffing, compliance, logistics, and local business operations need practical AI tools built by people who understand how the work actually happens.
Contact
Midland, Texas
nicholas@petrichor-labs.com