Vol. III · Issue 21
Brooklyn / Lisbon
Est. 2023 · 0 days shipping

A small studio for
turning ideas into
shipping software.

Versa Labs partners with founders, funded teams, and enterprise innovation groups to prototype, validate, and launch AI-native products at startup speed.

“We don't sell hours. We sell outcomes, on dates, with code you own.”
— Versa Labs operating principles, line 02
01Services
013–6 weeks

Idea → MVP Sprint

A fixed-scope sprint that takes a one-page brief to a working, demo-able product. Real users, real data, real code.

  • Discovery & scoping
  • Design system + key flows
  • Production-grade build
  • Deploy + handoff
022–8 weeks

AI Integration & Agents

Embed LLMs, retrieval, and agentic workflows into existing products — or build AI-native ones from scratch. We've shipped on Anthropic, OpenAI, and open models.

  • Eval-driven development
  • RAG & memory architecture
  • Tool-using agents
  • Cost & latency tuning
031–2 weeks

Rapid Prototyping

Hi-fi, clickable prototypes for fundraising, user testing, or stakeholder alignment. Not Figma — real software you can demo on a phone.

  • Interactive prototype
  • Lightweight backend stubs
  • Shareable build
  • 1 round of revisions
04Ongoing

Product Strategy

Embedded strategy work for teams between PM hires. Roadmaps that survive contact with engineering, written by people who can also build it.

  • Roadmap & sequencing
  • Customer research
  • Pricing & positioning
  • Quarterly reviews
053+ months

Fractional CTO

Senior engineering leadership for pre-seed and seed teams. Architecture, hiring, vendor decisions, and code review — without the full-time burn.

  • Tech strategy
  • Hiring & interviews
  • Architecture review
  • Investor diligence support
02Process
  1. 01

    Brief

    60-minute call. We leave with a one-page scope, a fixed timeline, and a date.

  2. 02

    Sprint 0

    Week one. Architecture, design language, and a deployed skeleton in your domain.

  3. 03

    Build

    Daily Loom updates, weekly demos. You have commit access from day one.

  4. 04

    Ship

    Production deploy, runbook, and a handoff session. We stay on call for 30 days.

  5. 05

    Compound

    Optional retainer to keep velocity high — or a clean exit, your call.

03Manifesto

§ 01Software is cheaper to build than it has ever been. Most teams have not yet adjusted.

§ 02We believe the right team of three, with the right tools, can outship a department. We've watched it happen — and done it ourselves.

§ 03We don't sell hours. We sell outcomes, on dates, with code you own. The best version of a consultancy is one that's trying to put itself out of a job.

§ 04Our work is opinionated. We will tell you what to cut. We will push back on the demo that doesn't ship. We're not the right fit for every team — but for the ones we are, we're the last vendor they hire.

04Questions

Agencies bill hours and optimize for retention. We scope fixed outcomes on fixed dates and try to compress every engagement. Most projects are 3–6 weeks, not 6 months.

05Begin

One call. One page. One date.
We reply within a business day.

Email — work@versalabs.co
Where — Remote · Brooklyn / Lisbon
Hours — Mon–Thu, 09:00–18:00 ET
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