00 — The Raid Lab
R&D + AI. Built for businesses that need to move.
We prototype, productize, and ship — for our clients and ourselves.
01 — Two doors
Most agencies sell hours. Most product shops sell software. We do neither.
The Raid Lab runs two parallel operations: R&D for bounded experiments, and AI consulting & agent services for putting AI to work.
They share a brand, a methodology, and a team. They don’t share a price sheet.
02 — Door 1 / R&D
R&D
Bounded AI experiments for teams with a hypothesis to test.
You have an idea. Maybe it’s an internal workflow that should be automated. Maybe it’s a customer-facing tool you’ve been kicking around. Maybe it’s a feature your engineering team can’t get to for six months. You want to know if AI can actually solve it before you commit a budget.
That’s what R&D is for. We scope, prototype, and deliver a working proof-of-concept in 4 weeks. You get the prototype, the documentation, and an honest read on whether it should become a product.
Engagement
- Week 1
Scope
Define success criteria. Map the data and integrations.
- Weeks 2–3
Prototype
Build, iterate with you in the loop.
- Week 4
Deliver
Ship, document, debrief.
Investment
$10,000–$25,000 fixed fee
Discovery workshops available at $2,500 for teams not ready to commit to a full sprint.
03 — Door 2 / AI Consulting & Agent Services
AI Consulting & Agent Services
Figure out where AI fits — then put it to work. Advisory when you need direction, a running operation when you need output.
Most teams don’t need a model. They need someone who has shipped real AI systems to tell them which problems are worth automating, which tools are hype, and where the quiet risks are.
Once the plan is clear, we build the operation that runs it: specialized AI agents handling the recurring work — research, writing, editing, scheduling — calibrated to your voice and reviewed before anything ships.
AI Consulting
A vendor-neutral read on where AI pays off.
- —An AI opportunity audit of your workflows
- —A build-or-buy roadmap, ranked by effort and risk
- —A plan your team can act on — with or without us
- Format
- Advisory engagement
- Investment
- Project-based
Agent Services
A content operation that runs without your input, built on AI agents.
- —A monthly content engine, calibrated to your voice
- —A research layer that doesn’t sleep
- —One human contact, zero coordination overhead
- Format
- Quarterly retainer
- Investment
- Reviewed every 90 days
04 — Studio Services
Production capabilities, on call.
Beyond the software, the Lab runs hardware. When a project needs something captured, printed, or shot, these are in-house.
Service
Drone
Aerial capture, mapping, and inspection — flown by a licensed pilot, delivered as data you can use.
Marketing capture · orthomosaics & 3D models · roof/structure inspection
Service
3D Printing
From ideation to creation — we've built toys, camera accessories, and even custom car parts.
Prototypes · small-run parts · custom one-offs
Service
Photography
Portraits, product, and brand photography — shot to be shown off.
GR3Photo · the Lab’s studio
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05 — How we work
Lab process. Agency cadence.
01 — Scope
We map the problem before we propose the work. Most projects don’t need what the client thinks they need. Discovery is free.
02 — Build
We use AI agents for execution and humans for judgment. Every deliverable passes through review before it reaches you.
03 — Ship
We measure what worked, document what didn’t, and keep what compounds. Bad work doesn’t ship under our name.
04 — Iterate
For retainers, we revisit the engine quarterly. For projects, we deliver a debrief and a recommendation on what to do next.
06 — About
About The Raid Lab.
The Raid Lab is a founder-run operation that builds and runs AI agent systems — for clients, and for our own products first.
It was started by Beau Rapelye, who spent a decade building brand and content systems in-house for growth-stage consumer brands before turning the same eye toward the systems that make the work. The bet behind the lab is simple: AI can do the volume, but it takes human judgment to know what’s worth shipping. So that’s how we’re built — agents execute, humans make the calls, and nothing goes out under our name that we wouldn’t stand behind.
We build for ourselves, too — our own products, with the same agent-driven methodology we’d bring to your work. The approach gets pressure-tested on software we own before it ever touches a client. When something ships, you’ll hear about it.
Based in Kansas City. Working with clients anywhere with a calendar.
07 — Good Company
The company we keep.
A network of likeminded businesses that inspire and sharpen how we work. We cross-promote and refer freely — when a project needs something outside the Lab, these are the names we pass along.
Partner
Art School Giants
A growing collective doing well by doing good — adding value to the world through creativity, at a time when it needs it most.
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Partner
Detail Oriented
Kansas City paint correction, ceramic coatings, and the slow, careful work of returning a great car to the way it was meant to be seen.
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08 — Start
Have a problem you want a lab to look at?
Book a 20-minute call. Let us know what you’re up to and we’ll help you bring it to life.