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Before the systems, there was a shelter. Before the AI, there was chaos.
This is the story of Richard Sawatsky — how a homeless coder bootstrapped Alfred and ZolaPress from a McDonald’s booth and changed the trajectory of his life. Real AI. No VC. No fluff.
Read the Full StoryThe Glitch: Richard Sawatsky’s F*cked Up Journey
Richard Sawatsky’s origin story — from homelessness to AI architect. This is how Alfred and ZolaPress were born, and how real tech gets built from chaos.
Thanks for watching. Want to know what happened next?
I didn’t build Alfred in a lab. I built him from a McDonald’s booth with 20GB of space on a $0 laptop while living in a homeless shelter.
I wasn’t trying to impress investors. I was trying to survive.
Every line of code was a middle finger to gatekeeping, burnout, and bullshit. Alfred wasn’t born from privilege — he was engineered by necessity. A lean, local-first AI that doesn’t forget the user. That remembers what matters.
This isn’t a tech story. It’s a survival blueprint.
And it worked.
These aren’t just tools. They’re the result of burning down everything that didn’t work — and rebuilding with precision.
🔗 Learn more about ZolaPress → zolapress.ca
I help founders launch businesses using advanced AI workflows, automations, and creative strategy.
Whether you’re a nonprofit, small business, or solo creator… if you’re serious, I can help you launch faster than most funded teams.
If this story hit — reach out.
🔗 Contact me 📨 [email protected] 📞 506-233-6548
If you’re in Moncton and want to learn AI, web development, and how to launch a business — I teach it for free.
Every Monday. From a McDonald’s booth. Because revolution doesn’t wait for perfect conditions.