About Us

How we work, what we believe, and who we are.

How We Work

Sprint-based engagement model with clear deliverables at each phase.

Phase 1

Discovery

We start by understanding—your problem, your constraints, your goals. No solutioning until we know what we're solving.

  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Technical assessment
  • Scope definition
  • Feasibility check
Deliverable: Project plan with clear milestones
Phase 2

Build

Iterative development with regular check-ins. You see progress weekly, not monthly. Course corrections happen early, not late.

  • Sprint-based development
  • Weekly demos
  • Continuous integration
  • Regular stakeholder sync
Deliverable: Working software, incrementally
Phase 3

Handoff

We don't throw code over the wall. Documentation, knowledge transfer, and support until your team is confident.

  • Documentation
  • Knowledge transfer sessions
  • Deployment support
  • Post-launch monitoring
Deliverable: Your team owns it completely

What We Believe

Six principles that guide everything we do.

Persistence

"Keep going."

We lean into hard problems. The gnarly technical debt, the legacy system everyone avoids, the integration that "can't be done"—those are where we thrive.

What this means for you:

When things get hard, we dig in deeper.

Presence

"Actually here."

There's a difference between being busy and being here. We're actually here—engaged, attentive, caring about the outcome. Your project gets our full attention.

What this means for you:

We listen first. We understand before we build. We're partners.

Evidence

"Show it working."

Anyone can say their code works. The code that runs—that's the evidence. We trust demonstrations. Working software is evidence. Passing tests are evidence.

What this means for you:

We deliver results you can see running.

Integrity

"Whole throughout."

Systems should be whole. Consistent from surface to core, appearance matching reality. A bridge with structural integrity stands. Code with integrity behaves as expected.

What this means for you:

We build systems that are consistent throughout. What you see is what you get.

Honor

"Keep your word."

When you write an interface, you're making a promise. Honor means those promises are kept—because that's what promises are for.

What this means for you:

Commitments are contracts. When we give our word, we keep it.

Overflow

"Build from fullness."

There are two ways to work. From scarcity: depleting yourself. From overflow: letting the excess flow into form. We bring expertise we're excited to share.

What this means for you:

We work on problems we're genuinely interested in. That energy shows up in the quality.

Meet the Founder

Eric Garcia

Eric Garcia

Founder & Principal Consultant

Eric earned his PhD at UW (2010) and has built ML systems ever since. His work at Preact was acquired by Spotify in 2016. After 7 years there, he started MuffinLabs to help teams build systems that scale.

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