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Build what matters.

Product strategy, AI-native development, and rapid prototyping for teams launching something new or leveling up what they already have. Senior thinking, hands-on execution.

// What we do

Three ways to move faster

From first spark to production-ready product, plus the ongoing leadership to keep it growing. We build with AI and build for AI - strategy, prototyping, and production, all under one roof.

Build Sprint

Validate by building. In a focused four-week sprint, we clarify the riskiest assumptions, ship a working prototype in code, test it with real users, and iterate into a launch-ready V1. Includes AI-powered product concepts - from LLM features to intelligent workflows.

User Testing Positioning Code Prototype V1 Build AI Integration

Product Development

Full-stack development for mobile, web, and AI-native products. From conventional apps to LLM-powered tools, agent workflows, and intelligent automation - we ship with the UX polish and strategic thinking of an in-house product team.

React / React Native AI-Native Full-Stack SaaS

Product Leadership

Ongoing, embedded product leadership without the full-time hire. Roadmap ownership, prioritization, team coaching, and hands-on building - including AI strategy, adoption roadmaps, and build-vs-buy guidance. Your VP of Product on demand.

VP of Product AI Strategy Roadmap Strategy Team Coaching Growth Engineering
// How we work

From noise to clarity

Every engagement follows a clear progression. Enter at any stage, whether you're starting fresh or strengthening what you already have.

01

Discover

Understand the problem, market, and users. We dig into what's working, what's not, and where the real opportunity lives.

02

Validate

Test assumptions with real signal. Run experiments, talk to users, and kill bad ideas early before they cost you.

03

Prototype

Build fast, learn faster. Working code prototypes you can put in front of real users within days.

04

Build

Ship production-ready product. Full-stack development with the polish and strategic thinking of an in-house team.

05

Iterate & Scale

Measure, learn, repeat. Post-launch optimization, user feedback loops, and growth engineering to compound your results.

// Why Signal Labs

AI builds fast. Experience builds right.

AI can generate code and prototypes in minutes. What it can’t do is decide what’s worth building. Signal Labs uses AI to accelerate execution, but product judgment determines scope, sequencing, and strategy.

Prevents building the wrong thing

We clarify the user, the problem, and the behavior change before shipping anything. If it won’t move a meaningful metric, it doesn’t ship.

Keeps V1 lean

Version one is about learning, not completeness. We cut aggressively so you can validate faster and avoid expensive detours.

Avoids premature architecture

No microservices for unproven ideas. Infrastructure follows traction, not hypothetical scale.

Optimizes for real outcomes

Dashboards don’t matter. Leading indicators tied to retention and revenue do, and they change by stage.

Treats AI as a tool, not a pitch deck

We've built AI-powered products, not just advised on them. LLM integrations, agent workflows, intelligent automation - from strategy to production, not strategy to slide deck.

Ships with GTM alignment

Product, positioning, onboarding, and pricing must match. Build without distribution is waste.

AI is leverage. Experience is the filter.
You don’t just move fast. You move in the right direction.
// Ways to work together

Build fast. Validate live. Ship intentionally.

Every engagement is fixed-scope and outcome-driven. We don't validate with slide decks. We validate by building working product, putting it in front of users, and iterating in real time.

Build Sprint
Validate + ship V1
Full Engagement
Milestone expansion
Product Leadership
Scale intentionally

Full Product Engagement

Starting at $95,000 · Milestone-based

For larger builds that need deeper scope, hardening, and growth iteration. Delivered in milestones so you can expand with confidence and maintain momentum.

  • Milestone 1: foundation + core workflows
  • Milestone 2: expansion (features, roles, integrations)
  • Milestone 3: optimization (UX, performance, growth loops)

Product Leadership

Starting at $12,000/month

Ongoing roadmap ownership, prioritization, and hands-on product execution without the cost and risk of a full-time VP hire.

  • Advisory: 5 hrs/week · $12,000/mo
  • Embedded: 10 hrs/week · $20,000/mo
  • Best after a Build Sprint or Full Engagement
// Who's behind this

Built on 20+ years of shipping

MD

Michael Desouza

Founder, Signal Labs

20+
Years in Product
2
Successful Exits
5
Industries
VP
Level Leadership

A product leader who builds, not just advises

I've spent my career at the intersection of creativity, technology, and strategy. I co-founded a mobile-app studio (acquired), led mobile product at InVision, drove cybersecurity product at InfoArmor through its $525M acquisition by Allstate, and most recently led Product & Growth at Process Street.

Most recently, I've been deep in the AI product space - building LLM-powered features, designing agent workflows, and advising teams on where AI creates real value versus where it's just hype. I bring that same build-first, prove-it-works mentality to every AI engagement.

I started Signal Labs because too many companies are stuck choosing between expensive agencies that don't understand product and freelancers who can't think strategically. You deserve both: senior-level product thinking and hands-on execution. The person you talk to is the person who builds.

Process Street InfoArmor → Allstate ($525M) InVision Tap Tapas → Newforma (acquired)
// Let's talk

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