DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
Albany businesses partner with our senior engineering team for custom software accelerated by AI throughout architecture, development, and testing, built in weeks rather than the industry-standard months.
★★★★★
“Other app developer quoted 10X the price to create a live testable version. DreamLabs pricing structure has meant we can quickly get the app in users hands and see what they think!”
Jenn Brooks · Founder & CEO @ Nurture
As a fractional product team, we start by defining your vision and sharpening your strategy. We don’t just say “yes,” but always ask “why?”, helping your dev budget go further and faster.
We use AI-accelerated development to help teams of all sizes launch custom, scale-ready digital products. Ship in days/weeks, not months/years.
User testing is a bonus service we offer to all clients for free. This means we learn together from real users with each release.
[What We Do]
For Albany clients, we pair AI-assisted architecture and implementation with hands-on senior engineering review at every step. AI takes on a meaningful share of the scaffolding and boilerplate work; our engineers focus on the parts of the build that require judgment, from data architecture to how the system handles real usage.
We move quickly from requirements to a working system, then iterate with you in short, visible cycles instead of a long, opaque development phase. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout, catching issues early rather than after months of unseen work.
Albany's small footprint means many of our clients here operate close to Berkeley's research and startup ecosystem, and often need software that can integrate with academic or grant-funded systems alongside standard commercial infrastructure. We build for that reality, treating integration work with the same care we bring to anything user-facing. Whether you're launching a first product or extending something that's already live, the goal is software that performs under real conditions, delivered faster than a traditional build allows.
[Deliverables]
Custom software built for Albany businesses, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development to compress the timeline without cutting scope. We manage the full build lifecycle, from architecture through launch and ongoing support.
Integration work connecting new software to the systems Albany businesses already run, whether that's commercial infrastructure or research and grant-related platforms tied to the local academic ecosystem. AI-enabled development speeds implementation while our engineers retain full ownership of security and reliability.
An iterative development approach built around short, visible cycles rather than a single big reveal. AI-assisted prototyping puts working software in front of Albany clients early, so feedback shapes the product throughout the build instead of only at the end.
[FAQs]
We start with discovery to lock down requirements, move into AI-assisted architecture and prototyping, then build in short, iterative cycles with your feedback incorporated throughout. Senior engineers review everything before it ships, and most projects land around 6 weeks from kickoff to a working system.
Our published tiers anchor the range: prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, well under the roughly $200,000 a traditional agency might charge for comparable scope. AI reduces the manual hours spent on scaffolding and testing, and that savings passes directly to Albany clients.
We choose the stack based on what your product actually needs rather than defaulting to one house framework. That typically means a modern backend, cloud infrastructure, and a front-end approach suited to your users. AI tooling accelerates the build regardless of stack, and senior engineers own every architectural decision.
Most custom software builds with our team take about 6 weeks, compared to the roughly 6 months typical of a traditional agency. AI-assisted scaffolding, code generation, and testing let senior engineers move through the work substantially faster while still reviewing and owning everything that ships.
[01] Product Strategy
We start by helping you define your long and short-term product visions. We then break down the concepts into concrete features and functions, so we can piece them back together into a prioritized roadmap.
[02] Development
With the framework pinned down, we go heads-down on execution. We leverage AI-powered tooling and a modern Flutter + Firebase stack to develop your product in record time.
[03] Polishing + Launch QA
Your finished product to ensure that each feature works seamlessly, every color is precise and all copy is ready for publication. We then manage the entire app publishing process on mobile, web or both.
