About Us
A tight-knit group of builders focused on one thing: giving local service businesses the same AI-powered technology leverage that large companies have had for years.
How It Started
It started with a loose group of builders trading ideas — AI experiments, dev projects, anything worth shipping. The group never became a community, but the core team kept going deeper. AI-powered development became the throughline.
The founder started building websites for small businesses for free — proof of concept, portfolio building. When the first client paid, it became something real. That's when Proto Node Labs formalized into a business.
Enterprise software is overbuilt, overpriced, and designed for organizations ten times the size of a local service business. Freelancers ship something and disappear. Neither option serves businesses that need real tools and real ongoing support.
Proto Node Labs fills that gap — building purpose-built systems for the businesses that need them most, and staying embedded to run them month over month.
Why Proto Node Labs
More capable than a solo developer, more personal than a firm. We learn the business, address the first need, and keep identifying the next one. We connect clients with complementary businesses, carry strong local loyalty, and believe a small company deserves the same technology leverage as a large one. The current focus: AI-powered tools, automation, and software for local service businesses — built custom, maintained on retainer.
How We Work
The Team
Vision, client relationships, project scoping, and final review before anything ships. The connector between what clients need and what the team builds.
Primary builder. Feature development, code quality, and architecture decisions on client tools and SaaS products.
Infrastructure, environments, CI/CD, internal tooling, and security. Keeps everything running behind the scenes.
Client relations, business operations, and financial oversight. The operational backbone of the company.
Based in Newark, DE — serving clients remotely.
Ready to Start
Use the Customer Intake form to start a conversation. No commitment, no pressure — just a direct conversation about fit and next steps.