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Bad design doesn't announce itself. It costs you in conversions, credibility, and investor confidence.
Lab31 takes your idea from validated direction to investor-ready prototype — strategy, design, and developer-ready handoff at AI-native speed.
01
AI gets you 80% of the way there. The last 20% is what investors actually judge.
Lovable, v0, and Cursor get you a working demo fast. But "works" and "investor-ready" are two different things — and that gap is where deals get lost.
02
Every founder risks building the wrong thing. The question is whether you find out in week two or at the investor meeting.
No second opinion, no feedback loop, no warning. You find out once it's cost you the next round.
03
Agencies charge $20k–85k for the coordination — strategists, designers, PMs, and revision cycles.
Months of internal back-and-forth before you have anything real enough to put in front of users and investors.
04
A senior product designer in SF costs $180k+ a year. A co-founder costs equity.
Both take months to find and onboard — and you're still blocked while you look. Neither moves at the speed your runway demands.
01
Discovery
We align on the real problem
A focused session to map your idea, your users, and the single riskiest assumption in your build. You leave with more clarity than after months of planning alone.
02
Design
We take it past the AI ceiling
Measured design judgment applied to every decision throughout the process. Nothing ships on autopilot — every choice is intentional.
03
Delivery
You have a validated direction
A clear deliverable, validated assumptions, and a defined next step — ready to put in front of real users or investors. You know what to build — and why.
Applied across all engagements · timeline varies by tier
Tier 03 — Design
MVP Design + Prototype
End-to-end product design for your first version. From strategy and UX flows through to a high-fidelity, developer-ready prototype.
Tier 01 — Build
Build Audit
A structured review of your existing build — what's broken, what's working, and what an investor notices first. Fast, actionable, and calibrated to investor expectations.
Tier 02 — Launch
Brand + Landing Page
A sharp brand identity and conversion-ready landing page — designed and shipped fast. Built to attract early users and open investor conversations.
Pricing discussed on the Build Audit call.
Run this before your next pitch.
A free 1-page checklist covering what investors silently judge in early-stage product. Built on the same two-lens audit we run for paying clients.