AI Business Systems
Internal AI tools, assistants, knowledge search, document workflows, decision support, lead triage, reporting, and automation.
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AI software studio - Canterbury, New Zealand
AI software systems for businesses ready to move faster.
Tin Shed builds custom platforms, SaaS products, marketplaces, AI tools, and automation systems on top of a proven internal software platform - so you get production-ready software faster, with less waste and no licence lock-in.
- Custom software you own
- AI systems that solve real workflow problems
- Production-ready foundations from day one
- Built by a senior full-stack developer and product strategist
- Based in Canterbury, working with NZ and international businesses
Tin Shed OSLive foundation
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Diagnose
Design
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Launch
More budget goes into the business logic that makes your company better.
Positioning
Not another web agency.
Most agencies start every project from scratch. Tin Shed does not. Our projects are built on a living internal platform that already includes the foundations modern software needs: authentication, users, roles, payments, AI tooling, dashboards, content, deployment, logging, SEO, and integrations.
That means more of your budget goes into the part that actually matters - the business logic that makes your company better.
What Tin Shed Builds
Software that fits the business, not the other way around.
For companies that have outgrown spreadsheets, manual processes, off-the-shelf SaaS, and generic websites.
Custom SaaS Platforms
Subscription products, user portals, dashboards, admin tools, billing, onboarding, usage limits, and scalable product foundations.
BillingPortalsDashboards
Marketplaces & Portals
Freight platforms, delivery marketplaces, booking flows, quote systems, customer portals, supplier portals, and workflow-heavy digital products.
QuotesListingsOperations
AI-Ready Websites
High-converting websites structured for humans, Google, and AI answer engines - with schema, clear service pages, SEO, and strong conversion paths.
SchemaSEOEnquiries
Workflow Automation
Replace manual admin, spreadsheets, double-handling, email chaos, and disconnected systems with software that actually fits the business.
AdminIntegrationsAutomation
Venture Studio Partnerships
For selected founders and operators, Tin Shed can act as the technical partner - contributing product strategy, AI capability, architecture, and development in return for equity.
StrategyProductEquity
Three Ways to Work With Tin Shed
Pick the model that matches the opportunity.
Cash Build
Build it properly
Best for businesses with a defined need and budget.
Request a buildAI / Automation Sprint
Find and remove the bottlenecks
Best for businesses that know AI could help but need a practical plan.
Book an AI sprintVenture Partnership
Build a company together
Best for operators with distribution, customers, industry knowledge, or an existing business that needs a technical co-founder.
Pitch a partnershipTin Shed OS
The platform behind the products.
Tin Shed OS is our internal software foundation. It is not sold as a product. It is the engine that lets us build faster, reuse proven infrastructure, and continuously improve every future project.
Talk about the platformAuthentication and user managementRoles, teams, organisationsPayments and subscriptionsAdmin dashboardsAI chat and tool callingPrompt and tool loggingFile uploads and document intelligenceSEO and content infrastructureEmail and notification workflowsAnalytics and reportingBackground jobs and automationsDeployment and hosting patternsSecurity and audit foundations
Portfolio / Ventures
A product studio with working systems in the wild.
Owned products, client builds, cash projects, and experiments across freight, education, delivery, science, commerce, AI, and games.
Partner projects
SmartMoves
ProblemActivity-based educators need structured curriculum, progression, training, and reporting.
Tin Shed contributionCurriculum workflows, skill tracking, lesson planning, AI-assisted content generation tools, and platform infrastructure.
50active companies22kstudents100klessons delivered1.2mskill assessments
SaaSEducationAI tools
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SmartMoves Swim
ProblemSwim school operators need consistent lessons, student tracking, and parent-ready progress reporting.
Tin Shed contributionSwim curriculum workflows, instructor tools, progress tracking, and operational product design.
18swim schools16kswimming activities
PortalsCurriculumReporting
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GoBackload
ProblemFreight senders and carriers need a better way to match loads with unused truck space.
Tin Shed contributionMarketplace workflows, quote logic, user accounts, SEO, operational tools, and ongoing product development.
3.5kusers500+trucking companies1.9m kmfreight delivered
MarketplaceFreightSEO
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Loadango
ProblemPeople need easier ways to move bulky items without hiring a full moving company.
Tin Shed contributionPeer-to-peer delivery workflows, quoting, listings, user journeys, and platform infrastructure.
DeliveryQuotesPWA
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Fat Tony
ProblemRacing fans need faster ways to explore race data, tips, news, and form context.
Tin Shed contributionAI-assisted research flows, data presentation, chat-style product design, and entertainment platform tooling.
56kmeets analyzedManywinners picked
AIDataProduct
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Northbridge 360
ProblemLeaders and teams need a clearer way to understand performance, alignment, and growth opportunities.
Tin Shed contributionAssessment workflows, Advanced AI Analysis of 360 feedback, reporting, full survey management across multiple dimensions. Built full assessment platform with AI analysis and reporting, including a full survey management system across multiple dimensions.
AssessmentsLeadershipReporting
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Baier Group
ProblemTrade and retail customers need clear access to timber, fencing, sheds, and construction materials.
Tin Shed contributionCommerce-ready site structure, product presentation, enquiry paths. Tin Shed built a full customer facing 3D Pole Shed design and modelling software, so clients can design online and get a quote for their shed. The shed designer is fully integrated with the commerce system, so customers can design, quote, and order all in one place.
WebCommerceLeads
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Lending Luxury
ProblemOccasionwear rental needs polished browsing, bookings, content, trust, and mobile commerce.
Tin Shed contributionStorefront, booking flows, customer journeys, product content, and commerce infrastructure.
CommerceRentalsUX
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Silver Peaks Firewood
ProblemLocal firewood customers need a simple way to understand products, delivery areas, and ordering options.
Tin Shed contributionLead-focused website, product information, local SEO structure, and clear contact paths.
Local SEOWebEnquiries
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Merry Trees
ProblemSeasonal tree customers need a simple way to discover, order, and trust a local Christmas tree supplier.
Tin Shed contributionCustomer-facing website, local product presentation, enquiry paths, and seasonal commerce support.
Local SEOCommerceSeasonal
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Watershot
ProblemWater quality work needs better storytelling, data, satellite science, and public-facing tools.
Tin Shed contributionSoftware development, data systems, web infrastructure, and scientific communication support. Full build out of Satellite machine learning system to predict water quality from satelite imagery. Successfully detecting nitrogen, chlorophyll, salinity, E.Coli. and turbidity and more in water bodies across New Zealand and throughout the world. Achieving an r2 of over 0.9 on some metrics.
350NZ water bodies monitored35TBdata analysed85kwater samples processed
BigDataMachine LearningAlgorithms
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CypherQuest
ProblemTreasure hunt and puzzle game ideas need immersive onboarding, progression, and reward loops.
Tin Shed contributionGame flow, QR quest mechanics, puzzle interface, web app infrastructure, and experiment design.
GameWeb3Puzzles
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Country Stalls
ProblemRural sellers and customers need better discovery for stalls, honesty boxes, and local produce.
Tin Shed contributionDirectory concept, local marketplace structure, content model, and discovery experience.
DirectoryLocalMarketplace
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Templar Matrix
ProblemExperimental puzzle interfaces need rich exploration, layered content, and fast iteration.
Tin Shed contributionInfinite-zoom interaction, puzzle mechanics, hidden symbol systems, and visual experiment infrastructure.
GameAI labInterface
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Serious software for serious business pain.
Who Tin Shed is best for
- Founder with an idea, budget or equity to invest
- Business owner sick of SaaS workarounds
- Operator drowning in manual processes
- Company needing AI but not buzzwords
- Established business needing a custom portal
- Non-technical founder seeking a serious technical partner
Who Tin Shed is not for
- Businesses wanting the cheapest possible website
- People who want vague AI experiments with no commercial goal
- Projects with no decision-maker
- Equity ideas with no market, no customers, and no sales path
- Businesses that want to rent generic software forever
AI Readiness
Is your business ready to be found, understood, and acted on by AI?
Search is changing. Customers are asking AI tools what to buy, who to trust, and which business to contact. Tin Shed helps make your website and systems clear enough for AI to understand and useful enough for humans to act on.
Check AI readinessStructured servicesHumans + AI
Clear schemaSearch-ready
Better conversion pathsLead-focused
Process
From operational pain to launched software.
Diagnose
We map the workflow, revenue opportunity, bottleneck, or product idea.
Design
We define the smallest useful system that creates real business value.
Build
We use Tin Shed OS foundations to move quickly without rebuilding basics.
Launch
We deploy, test, connect domains, payments, analytics, and operational workflows.
Improve
We keep learning from users, search data, AI usage, and business results.
Commercial Models
Limited projects, aligned incentives.
Tin Shed takes on a limited number of projects at a time. Some are cash builds. Some are long-term retainers. A very small number may become venture partnerships where Tin Shed acts as the technical equity partner.
Fixed-scope buildsMonthly retainersAI/automation auditsSaaS/product developmentEquity partnerships by selection only
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If your current systems are slowing you down, your SaaS stack is costing too much, or you have a product idea that needs a serious technical partner, let's talk.