K2 LABS · EST. AT THE BASE CAMP
NORTH 52.52°

Your AI-first development partner.

We build high-quality, scalable platforms — client portals, marketplaces, AI automations, and SaaS — using the best tools for the job. No shortcuts.

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§ 01 — CAPABILITIES

Four practices. One discipline: ship the right thing.

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Client Portals

Branded operational surfaces for your customers — auth, billing, support, the works.

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02 / 04

Marketplaces

Two-sided platforms with payments, vetting, and the trust scaffolding to make a market.

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03 / 04

AI Automations

Production AI pipelines: RAG, doc parsing, agent workflows. Real cost models. Eval harnesses.

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SaaS Products

Zero-to-one to multi-tenant. Pricing, onboarding, retention. Built to scale, not to demo.

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§ 02 — STACK

The kit we reach for.

We're tool-agnostic but opinionated. The list shifts. The discipline doesn't.

01 / 04STACK · 06

Frontend

Typed, fast, accessible by default.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwindReact NativeExpo
02 / 04STACK · 06

Backend

Boring where it should be, sharp where it counts.

NodePythonGoPostgresRedistRPC
03 / 04STACK · 06

AI · ML

Production pipelines with eval harnesses, not demos.

OpenAIAnthropicLangGraphPineconeModalReplicate
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Infra

Predictable cost models. Observable from day one.

AWSVercelCloudflareTerraformDatadogSentry

◆ The list is partial. Ask about anything you don't see.

§ 03 — PROCESS

From base camp to summit, in five legs.

BASE

Discovery

A two-week sprint to map the terrain. Stakeholder interviews, technical audit, scope.

01

Architecture

Information model, integrations, AI surface area, infra. Decided in writing, not vibes.

02

Build

Two-week iterations. You see real software at every checkpoint. No demo theater.

03

Harden

Eval suites, load tests, observability, runbooks. The unglamorous step that ages well.

SUMMIT

Launch

Production rollout, training, handoff. We stay roped in for 90 days post-summit.

§ 04 — ENGAGEMENT

Three ways to rope in.

PLAN / 01

Discovery

Two weeks

Map the terrain before committing to a route. Stakeholder interviews, technical audit, scope, written architecture brief.

  • Stakeholder & user interviews
  • Technical & data audit
  • Architecture brief (~20 pp)
  • Roadmap with cost & risk
PLAN / 02● MOST CHOSEN

Expedition

Six weeks +

A full team on a defined platform build. Two-week iterations, real software at every checkpoint, no demo theater.

  • Cross-functional pod (3–5 ppl)
  • 2-week sprints with demos
  • Eval harness for AI surfaces
  • 90 days post-summit support
PLAN / 03

Sherpa

Monthly retainer

You have a team. We rope in for the hard pitches — AI surface area, infra calls, rescues. On-call hours, not vibes.

  • Senior engineering hours
  • Architecture review on call
  • Eval & infra office hours
  • Rolling 30-day cancellation
§ 05 — FIELD QUESTIONS

Asked at the trailhead.

The questions we hear most on first calls. Anything missing? Ask us directly.

Discovery sprints typically begin within two weeks of a signed SOW. If your timeline is tighter, we'll tell you on the first call rather than promising and missing.

A two-week Discovery sprint is the floor. We don't take week-long surveys, audits-for-deck, or work where the goal isn't real software shipped to real users.

Often. About half our expeditions start in a codebase someone else wrote. We'll tell you honestly whether it should be extended, refactored, or replaced — and we'll show our work.

Every AI surface ships with an eval harness, a fallback path, and a cost model from day one. We track tokens-per-task and accuracy-per-task the same way we track p95 latency.

Yes. Repos, infra accounts, and credentials are yours from sprint one. We're roped in, not in possession.

Three base camps — Austin, San Diego, and San Francisco. Most of our work is remote-first, but we travel for kickoffs, summits, and the occasional rescue.

◆ READY WHEN YOU ARE

Pick the route. We'll handle the rope work.

First call is free, NDA-optional, and rarely longer than 30 minutes. We'll tell you on day one if we're the right partner.

§ 06 — START

Tell us where you're headed.

We reply within one business day with either a discovery call invitation or a referral to a partner who's a better fit.

EMAIL
hello@k2labs.net
CALL
+1 (415) 555-0142
BASE CAMPS
Austin · San Diego · San Francisco
HOURS
Mon–Fri · 09:00–18:00 PT

No NDA required for first call. If we're a fit, we'll sign one before reading code or contracts.

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