Ben Morrison.
Software founder, based in Tulsa.

Built Penji to over $1M in annual recurring revenue, sold December 2025. Recently deployed capital as non-op partner in two oil wells.

morrison.bw@proton.me LinkedIn GitHub

01Penji

The Penji mobile app
Fig. 1The Penji mobile app. Tutoring and advising for college students.

I co-founded Penji in 2015 at UC Davis. It is a B2B SaaS platform for higher education: scheduling, communications, and a CRM for tutoring and advising centers at colleges and universities.

Penji taught me how to build a best-in-class product (4.9 stars on the App Store, 95% annual retention) and how to sell.

We grew it to 100+ schools, including Duke, Johns Hopkins, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Georgia, CU Boulder, and Utah.

  • Founded2015, UC Davis
  • Customers100+ universities
  • Revenue$1M+ ARR at exit
  • ExitDecember 2025

02Oil wells

Drilling rig, Creek County
Fig. 2Creek County, Oklahoma. April 2026.

In April 2026 I became a non-operating partner in two oil wells in Creek County, Oklahoma. 7.35% working interest across both.

Two wells, twenty feet apart on the same pad. The first showed oil sheen on the mud pits, bright fluorescence under UV, and gas readings the operator considered exceptional. The second well was spudded before the rig demobed.

  • StructureNon-operating partner
  • WI7.35% across two wells
  • TypeVertical, conventional, shallow
  • StartedApril 2026

03After Penji

After exiting Penji in December, I went on a solo road trip across the country.

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A few things I've built since then:

Allen Wrench — CRM for independent auto repair shops. Text messaging, QuickBooks integration. Deciding whether to start marketing it, or hand it off to a sales partner. allenwrench.us

Hardcopy — Local recording and transcription for phone calls, Zoom meetings, in-person conversations. Fully private and local, never touches the cloud. I use it every day. github.com/wildkingsalmon/hardcopy

LifeOS — Personal AI life management system. The most powerful thing I've built. Too personalized to be commercially viable. Private.

Ephemeria — Algorithmic trading bot. Running autonomously for months, executing 13 different strategies. Private.

Bitcoin Shrooms Sales Bot — Telegram bot tracking Bitcoin Shrooms (Ordinals) sales via mempool.space. github.com/wildkingsalmon/shrooms-bot

75 Hard Bot — Telegram bot for the 75 Hard fitness challenge. Tracks workouts, nutrition, and habits in the voice of David Goggins. github.com/wildkingsalmon/75-hard-bot

Touch Grass — Social media detox app. Actually helped me quit Twitter (temporarily). github.com/wildkingsalmon/touchgrass

04Get in touch

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