DreamLabs
DreamLabs
[Who we are]
"Burbank's media and production companies rely on our AI-enabled engineers to build custom software fast enough to keep up with a fast-moving production schedule."
★★★★★
“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]
Our development process for Burbank clients pairs AI-assisted architecture, implementation, and testing with hands-on senior engineering review at every stage, which shortens the build timeline substantially compared to manual development alone. We move from requirements to a working system quickly, then iterate with you in short, visible cycles, which fits how production and media teams are used to working: fast decisions, fast feedback, fast turnaround. Continuous integration and automated testing run throughout the build, so problems surface early instead of at the end of a long development cycle. Many of the systems we build for Burbank clients need to handle content, scheduling, or rights and licensing data cleanly, and we give that integration work the same rigor we bring to the interface layer. Whether it's an internal tool for managing production assets or a client-facing platform for a media services company, our engineers own the architecture end to end, with AI removing a meaningful share of the repetitive implementation work so the team can focus on the parts of the build that actually determine whether it holds up under a real production schedule.
[Deliverables]
Custom software built for Burbank's media, production, and local business community, engineered by senior developers using AI-accelerated development. We manage the full build, from architecture through launch and post-launch support, on a timeline that fits a production schedule. We handle the less visible groundwork behind burbank media companies, data modeling, testing, and deployment, with the same care we bring to the parts you'll actually see.
We build integrations that connect new software to the content, scheduling, and rights or licensing systems many Burbank media companies already depend on. AI-enabled development speeds up implementation while our engineers keep full ownership of data accuracy and long-term maintainability. That combination of AI-assisted speed and senior oversight is how we keep this kind of content rights systems work both fast and dependable.
For Burbank teams managing production logistics, asset libraries, or internal scheduling, we build custom workflow tools designed around how your team actually operates. AI-assisted prototyping gets a working version in front of you fast, so decisions get made with real feedback instead of guesswork. Throughout the build we keep Burbank clients involved with short review cycles rather than a long wait, so priorities can be adjusted early if needed.
[FAQs]
Media and production teams need a partner who can move at the pace of a shooting schedule. Our AI-enabled process lets senior engineers deliver production-grade software for around $20,000 in about 6 weeks, compared to the roughly $200,000 and 6 months a traditional agency typically needs. Whatever the specifics, the goal stays the same for Burbank clients: production-grade software delivered on a timeline a fully manual build can't match.
Prototypes start at $6,000 and full MVPs at $15,000. A typical custom software build with our AI-enabled process runs around $20,000 all-in, well under the roughly $200,000 many agencies charge for comparable scope, because AI absorbs a meaningful share of the manual scaffolding and testing work. We'd rather explain this in plain terms than in marketing language, since burbank is usually the question that determines whether a project is worth starting.
Most builds run about 6 weeks from kickoff to launch, compared to the 6-month timeline common at traditional shops. AI-assisted development lets our senior engineers move through implementation and testing far faster while still reviewing every piece of the build before it ships. The details vary by project, but this is generally how we approach long typical build for Burbank clients specifically.
We've built internal tools for managing production assets and scheduling, client-facing platforms for media services companies, and backend systems that connect to rights and licensing data. Each project is custom-built for the client's actual workflow rather than adapted from a generic template. Every engagement includes a senior engineer reviewing the work AI helps produce, so speed never comes at the expense of code you can actually trust.
[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.
