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Invent Labs · LLC · Texas · est. 2026

Invent a business that thrives at scale.

We architect, build, and advise on the systems and economics behind it. A senior engineering and SaaS-economics studio for founders and technical leaders.

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// Built with
AWSGCPKubernetesPostgresKafkaTerraformGo · TypeScript
// 01 — services

Two ways to work together. Pick the shape that fits.

Engineering · Advisory
both billable individually
// 01.a — engineeringstarting at $18k / mo

Engineering

Embedded senior IC or technical lead. We design and ship distributed systems that handle scale — and survive their second year of growth.

  • 01Cloud architecture and infrastructure design (AWS, GCP, K8s).
  • 02Greenfield 0 → 1 builds, from prototype to first production customers.
  • 03High-throughput data pipelines, event systems, multi-tenant platforms.
  • 04Reliability engineering: SLOs, on-call setup, observability stack.
engagement details→Scope-based · 3 mo min
// 01.b — advisorystarting at $6k / mo

Advisory

Fractional architect and SaaS-economics counsel. We make sure the system you're building can carry the business model you're trying to run.

  • 01Architecture reviews and second-opinion technical due diligence.
  • 02SaaS unit-economics modeling: COGS vs. CAC, retention math, pricing tiers.
  • 03Scaling roadmaps: when to refactor, when to rewrite, when to leave alone.
  • 04Hiring & org design for early-stage engineering teams.
engagement details→Monthly retainer · 6 mo
// 02 — principles

How we think. Four working rules we don't bend.

Manifesto · short form
guides every engagement
// 01

COGS < CAC, always.

The gap between what it costs to serve a customer and what it costs to acquire one is the only number that survives a recession.

// 02

Boring infra, novel product.

Save your originality for the product surface — the place users actually feel it. The database should be the most boring choice in the room.

// 03

Ship under load.

Code that hasn't seen real traffic isn't done. Real load reveals the dependencies, the retries, and the assumptions you didn't write down.

// 04

Architecture is a debt schedule.

Every decision is a loan against future development. Take debt deliberately, refinance on a calendar, never pretend it doesn't exist.

// 03 — capabilities

Stack & tooling. The vocabulary we work in.

Not a checklist
working competency, ≥ 3 yrs each
// cloud
AWS·GCP·Azure·Cloudflare·Vercel
// compute & orchestration
Kubernetes·ECS / Fargate·Cloud Run·Lambda·Nomad
// data
Postgres·Redis·DynamoDB·Kafka·ClickHouse·Snowflake
// languages
Go·TypeScript·Python·Rust·Java
// infra & ops
Terraform·Pulumi·GitHub Actions·Datadog·Grafana·OpenTelemetry
// product
Next.js·React·Stripe·Auth0 / Clerk·tRPC
// 04 — outcomes

What we measure. Numbers from past engagements.

Aggregate · pre-LLC + LLC
full breakdown on request
// uptime99.99%Production SLO sustained across four customer-facing systems in the last 24 months.
// scale1.4M req/sPeak sustained throughput on an event-ingest pipeline — single region, autoscaled.
// infra cost−42%Median monthly cloud-spend reduction after a structured architecture review.
// 0 → 1 builds12Greenfield systems shipped to first production customers in the last six years.
// 05 — selected work

Recent engagements. Anonymized while NDAs hold.

3 of 6 · curated
full deck available on request
fintechNDA
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case · 01 · cover

Capital-markets event ingest at sub-millisecond latency.

Re-architected a brittle pipeline to handle 4× the previous peak with zero degradation in P99.

// Go · Kafka · ClickHouse · K8s · AWS→
healthtechNDA
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case · 02 · cover

Multi-tenant patient-data platform, 0 → first ten customers.

Greenfield build with HIPAA-ready data isolation. Single team, six months, no rewrite needed at scale.

// TypeScript · Postgres · Next.js · GCP→
infraadvisory
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case · 03 · cover

SaaS unit-economics review, Series B platform.

Found and modeled a hidden COGS line tied to multi-tenant storage. Margins recovered within two quarters.

// Advisory · 8 weeks · architecture + finance→
see all work→
// 06 — notes

From the lab notebook. Writing on systems and the businesses they carry.

Long-form · MDX
updated monthly
2026 · 05 · 14

The Boring Infra Manifesto.

Why your novel product needs a dull database.

→2026 · 04 · 28

COGS < CAC, Always.

The first principle of SaaS economics.

→2026 · 04 · 09

Architecture is a Debt Schedule.

Every decision is a loan against future development.

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// 07 — studio

The lab. Who's behind Invent Labs.

Studio note · short form
Invent Labs mark on dark// est. 2026 — Texas

Invent Labs is a senior studio for software businesses that need to scale without breaking their margins.

Founded in 2026 in Texas. We've spent the last decade taking greenfield software from a prototype to its first hundred-thousand customers, and quietly fixing the systems that almost made it. We work directly with founders and technical leaders — no junior layers, no agency intermediaries.

The name is a deliberate invitation. Whatever you're inventing, we're here to make sure the system underneath can carry it.

Founded · 2026Working hours · CTEngagements · 4 active max
// 08 — start a conversation

Tell us what you're inventing.

A short call to see whether we're the right fit, or a structured brief if you'd rather write it down first. Either path lands in the same inbox.

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