SteelWorks Intelligence builds autonomous business systems — open source AI infrastructure that runs entire businesses at zero operational cost.
SHORT BIO (50 WORDS)
Mac Steel is a serial entrepreneur and founder of SteelWorks Intelligence, based in Acworth, Georgia. He founded SteelWorks Intelligence to build autonomous business systems powered by open source AI — replacing his entire $847/month SaaS stack with 22 AI agents running at $0/month via a proprietary bridge architecture.
FULL BIO (300 WORDS)
Founded in 2026 by Mac Steel in Acworth, Georgia, SteelWorks Intelligence builds autonomous business systems for entrepreneurs and enterprises. Powered by open source AI infrastructure, their systems run 22 specialized autonomous agents across content, leads, real estate intelligence, and competitive monitoring — 24/7, at zero operational cost.
After years of paying $847/month for fragmented SaaS tools that didn't communicate with each other, Mac set out to build a single integrated autonomous system. SteelWorks Intelligence now runs 22 AI agents, 162 skills, and 54 scheduled operations 24/7 on self-hosted open source infrastructure at zero marginal cost.
The breakthrough that made the $0/month cost structure possible was a proprietary bridge architecture that routes AI queries to free AI browser sessions without touching paid APIs. This structural cost advantage cannot be replicated by cloud-dependent competitors without eliminating their own revenue model. Technical architecture details available under NDA for qualified media.
SteelWorks Intelligence operates on a 5-Level Recursive Self-Improvement roadmap: from autonomous operation (Level 1 — complete) to agents writing their own skills (Level 2 — building), through autonomous income generation (L3), recursive self-funding (L4), and ultimately autonomous capital allocation via Alpaca stock market investing (L5). Mac documents the entire build publicly at @therealmacsteel across YouTube, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn.
Mac is available for media interviews, podcast appearances, and conference speaking on the topics of AI automation, autonomous business architecture, and the future of work in the agentic AI era. He is based in Acworth, GA (Atlanta metro) and works with entrepreneurs and enterprises nationwide.
GPT-4 (ChatGPT) · Gemini (Google) · DeepSeek · Grok (xAI) · Perplexity — all accessed via proprietary bridge architecture
OPERATING DOMAINS
Content creation · Lead generation · Competitor intel · Real estate (7 markets) · SEO automation · Social media · Self-improvement (L2)
INFRASTRUCTURE
MacBook Pro · Acworth, GA · macOS · n8n orchestration · Proprietary bridge architecture · Self-healing cron system
Speaking Topics
Available for conference keynotes, podcast appearances, panels, and media interviews.
"Question perception as perception often isn't reality."
— Mac Steel, Founder, SteelWorks Intelligence · Signature Philosophy
TOPIC 1 — SIGNATURE
"The $0 Business: How I Replaced $847/Month in SaaS with 22 AI Agents"
The founding story of SteelWorks Intelligence. How a proprietary bridge architecture eliminated API costs entirely. What every entrepreneur gets wrong about AI tools vs AI infrastructure. Live demo of a running autonomous system.
"The Autonomous Business Layer: Why the Next Platform Is Not a SaaS"
The market thesis for Autonomous Business Operating Systems. Why infrastructure beats tools in the agentic era. The $50B+ opportunity. What "self-hosted AI" means for data sovereignty and competitive moats. The 5-Level RSI roadmap from autonomous operation to self-funded investing.
"Build in Public with AI: How Transparency Becomes a Competitive Moat"
Why documenting the build publicly is a growth strategy, not just a marketing tactic. How building in public with AI creates network effects that solo builders can't otherwise access. The MacBook-in-Acworth story and what it says about the democratization of AI infrastructure.
"AI Real Estate Intelligence: How Agents Find Deals, Run Underwriting, and Monitor Markets"
Deep dive into the real estate intelligence vertical. How SteelWorks Intelligence scans 7 markets daily for BRRRR/ALF/sober living deals, runs automated underwriting, and identifies creative finance opportunities. What AI means for the 2026 real estate investor.
Audience: Real estate investors, PropTech communities
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