ASI Prize

About

Austin Hatfield

Founder of ASI Prize. I build software, websites, and benchmarks for frontier AI. Based in San Clemente, California.

Contact me at justintimeinnovation@gmail.com
Austin Hatfield

Formally solved 3 Google DeepMind math problems

Built an agentic loop with compiler feedback to solve the problems.

Experience

Six roles

Founder

ASI Prize

Feb 2026 to Jun 2026

  • Built a website to benchmark frontier AI models.

Developer

WickenInc

Jul 2025 to Feb 2026

  • Designed, built, and maintained websites for a range of clients.
  • Handled both backend and frontend design.

Tinkering

Feb 2025 to Jul 2025

  • Designed, developed, and deployed EloRater.com.
  • Reached 250+ users, 16,647 contest votes, and 1,074 contest submissions in under two weeks.

Co-Founder

MindSprout

Dec 2023 to Mar 2025

  • Won $20,000 for a gamified gambling addiction recovery app.
  • Recruited 130+ users with gambling problems by hand.
  • Designed the mobile app and built the website.

Business Consultant

Hazmat Resource

Sep 2023 to Mar 2024

  • Vetted and implemented an Odoo ERP system to track hazmat inventory and orders.
  • Redesigned the landing page and created a key account gifting strategy projected to add $228,130.39 in gross profit.

Administration

City of San Clemente

May 2019 to Mar 2023

  • Managed and maintained the city database for classes, instructors, and clients.
  • Created infrastructure to analyze class profitability using historical data.
  • Resolved client issues.

Awards

Two wins

Cal Poly Innovation Award

Rich and Jackie Boberg Innovation Award, 2024

2nd place

  • Secured $10,000 in seed funding for MindSprout, a gamified gambling addiction recovery app.
  • Selected as one of 11 finalists from over 50 applicants and pitched to a panel of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry professionals.

TCU Investor Challenge

Nine-month national competition

1st place

  • Finished first out of 130 students from across the country.
  • Used the AlphaVantage API to analyze over 9,500 historical earnings reports, generating a 135% return on investment.

Education

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Business Administration, Entrepreneurship

GPA 3.7/4.0

Graduated March 2024

Skills

  • Python (Django)
  • JavaScript
  • SQL (PostgreSQL)
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Lean 4
  • Git