Studio Services Work Process Contact

Solana Beach Labs

Product studio for founders and teams.

Helping builders turn raw ideas into shipped products with clarity, speed, and early traction.

Studio

A small, senior product team you can plug in when you need speed, judgment, and follow through.

Direction

Clarify the problem, define the strategy, and pick the next best bets.

Build

Ship a lightweight version fast, learn from real users, and iterate with intent.

Momentum

Turn signal into product decisions, simplify systems, and keep execution moving.

Services

From early validation to production, we help you move from idea to shipped with fewer meetings and more progress.

MVPs and Prototypes

Validate quickly with a clean version one that teaches you the most.

Web and Mobile Apps

Build and ship across web, iOS, and Android with a product-first approach.

AI Leverage

Reduce daily friction with smart workflows, integrations, and lightweight AI automation.

Recent Work

Selected iOS products spanning e-commerce, utilities, content, and small business workflows. Each case study below gives a quick view of what was built, who it serves, and the capabilities behind it. Reach out to discuss your project.
Print Moments app icon
Consumer commerce

Print Moments

Photo printing app for same-day Walgreens pickup, designed to help people surface strong photos quickly instead of digging through an endless camera roll.

iOS Walgreens Photo Apple Photos Computer Vision
I Won't Die app icon
Content product

I Won't Die

Longevity and health insights app that turns a noisy category into a cleaner reading experience with curated news, protocol breakdowns, and practical commentary.

iOS Android WordPress Consumer UX
stet app icon
Trust and verification

stet

Document and photo proof app that creates tamper-evident records with trusted timestamps, verification receipts, and optional blockchain anchoring.

iOS PDF Generation Trusted Time Blockchain
ProofDoc app icon
Field workflow

ProofDoc

Work proof and payments app for service pros to create estimates, capture on-site evidence, generate professional reports, and send payment requests from one workflow.

iOS Stripe PDF Reports Field Ops
Red Mode app icon
Utility and habits

Red Mode

Night utility app built around a deep red screen, guided setup, widgets, and simple automation to support calmer evening screen use and better routines after dark.

iOS Widgets Shortcuts Sleep Routine

Process

A simple loop that keeps work grounded in truth: build, learn, and adjust fast.
1

Align

Define the goal, users, constraints, and what success looks like.

2

Build

Ship the smallest version that creates learning and momentum.

3

Learn

Talk to users, watch behavior, and measure the right signals.

4

Iterate

Turn insight into decisions, simplify the plan, and repeat.

Startup Field Guide (Revisited) book cover

The playbook behind the studio

Our approach is based on the same principles in Startup Field Guide (Revisited):

  • Choose the right problem and validate it fast.
  • Ship a lean first version that teaches you the most.
  • Turn real user signals into clear product decisions.
  • Build simple systems that keep teams moving without chaos.

Contact

Tell us what you would like to build, what is stuck, or processes you would like to improve. We will reply with clear next steps.