Miguel Alejandro Hayes

The analyst

Miguel Alejandro Hayes is a recognized political economist, essayist and poet. In Cuba, he became one of the most-read independent voices on the island's economy: he wrote systematically in outlets such as elTOQUE, La Joven Cuba, Martí Noticias and the think tank Cuba Próxima. For three years, he directed the independent digital outlet La Trinchera, created and hosted the podcast El Solar, and was one of the hosts of the popular podcast El Enjambre.

The builder

But behind the analyst there was always a builder. He learned to code as a student, out of necessity: he wanted to create his own statistical modeling systems that did exactly what he needed. That habit — if it doesn't exist, build it — ended up defining his career. For years he developed websites and applications, learning along the way what really separates an idea from a product that works.

The turning point · 2023

All of his work came from the same obsession: understanding why systems fail. In 2023 he went into exile. Far from stopping him, displacement returned him to what he did best: building. And so began a new chapter, designing new systems.

Hayes Projects

That's how Hayes Projects was born. From Miami he partners with founders and companies to turn ideas into technology that ships, scales, and solves something worth solving. The same rigor he once used to dissect economies is what he now brings to every product: diagnose the real problem before writing a single line of code.