Most consultancies sell hours. We sell shipped artefacts: working prototypes, defensible IP, and (occasionally) co-founded companies. Pick the door that matches your level of conviction — or talk to us and we'll tell you which one to walk through.
Multi-quarter research squad embedded with your engineering org. For problems on the multi-year horizon.
// rd.spec duration: "6 — 24 mo" squad: 3—7 fee: "retainer" output: "papers, patents, prototypes"read the spec
Fourteen weeks. One question. A working prototype, a memo, and a board-ready go/no-go.
# poc.toml duration = "14 weeks" squad = 4 fee = "fixed" gate = "go/no-go"read the spec
We co-found 1–4 AI ventures a year with operators we believe in. Capital, team, and the lab's research stack.
// studio.json { "check": "€250k–€2m", "equity": "15–25%", "role": "co-founder" }read the spec
| dimension | R&D | PoC sprint | studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| duration | 6 — 24 months | 14 weeks | 3+ years |
| commitment | retainer | fixed-fee | capital + equity |
| squad size | 3 — 7 | 4 | 2 founders + lab |
| deliverable | papers · patents · prototypes | working prototype + memo | incorporated company |
| IP ownership | client | client | co-owned |
| best for | existing eng org | single thesis | domain operator |
Send a one-pager. We'll route you to the right engagement — or tell you the honest answer is to hire someone in-house.