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System Design

Architecture and approach defined before build begins. Design work produces specifications detailed enough to estimate accurately and build confidently.

Hardware prototypes, software systems, operational workflows—design phase establishes the blueprint. We identify technical risks early and design experiments to resolve them before production builds.

Specifications are precise enough to estimate, testable enough to validate, and flexible enough to accommodate what we learn during build. The contract between design and implementation.

Architecture Definition
System architecture, component selection, and interface design. Database schema, API contracts, deployment topology for software. Block diagrams and component specs for hardware.
Prototype Planning
Feasibility validation before committing to full implementation. Identifying technical risks and designing experiments to resolve them.
Specification Development
Detailed requirements documentation. Precise enough to estimate, testable enough to validate, flexible enough to accommodate learning.
Design before you build.

Specifications that enable accurate estimates and confident implementation.

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