VE LAB venture Β· pre-launch

AI is a donkey. Own it. 🫏

Everyone's selling you a unicorn β€” rented by the seat, repriced at will, gone when they pivot. We'll build you the 🫏 instead: a working AI service that carries one real, load-bearing workflow β€” and belongs to you. Branded with your mark, not ours.

Get branded 🫏 Do the math

Rent a unicorn vs. own a 🫏

One you rent forever. One you keep.

Rent a unicornOwn a donkey 🫏
PricingPer-seat, forever β€” the meter never stopsBuilt once, yours to keep
ControlRepriced at their whim, on their roadmapThe fork is your asset, on your terms
DurabilityDeprecated the moment they pivotRuns where you run it β€” doesn't disappear
DataYour data lives on their platformYour data stays yours, full stop
BrandYou're a tenant using their interfaceIt wears your mark, not ours

The model underneath is a commodity. What you'd own is the workflow, the data, and the brand wrapped around it β€” the part that's actually yours.

How it would work

Build it once. Own it for good.

Not a subscription. A premium owned asset β€” priced to the workflow, handed over with the keys.

The Build

$3k–$10k

One-time. We'd scope your one load-bearing workflow, build the worker, brand it, and hand you the fork.

The Compute

Pass-through

Your keys, your accounts. You'd pay the model provider directly β€” we never meter it.

The Care

$500–$1.5k/mo

Optional upkeep, tuning, model updates. Cancel anytime β€” your 🫏 keeps running. Ownership is spelled out in a plain handoff agreement.

Straight answers

The obvious questions.

Isn't a custom build expensive vs a $20 subscription?

A subscription is rent β€” five years of it buys you nothing you keep. A 🫏 would be built once and owned. Different math, different posture.

Do I need engineers to run it?

No. That's the difference between owning a 🫏 and self-hosting one. We'd deliver it working; you'd own it without babysitting infrastructure.

What would I actually own?

The fork β€” the code, the workflow, the data, and the brand on it. It would run where you run it. If we vanished tomorrow, your 🫏 would keep working.

What if the AI models change?

The model is the commodity underneath. What you'd own is the workflow, the data, and the brand wrapped around it β€” the part that's actually yours.