Built for solo founders & pre-seed teams
Ship a prototype in two weeks. Find out if your idea has legs.
Engine Labs builds prototypes, MVPs and roadmaps for founders who need to test before they quit, raise or hire. We're not a co-founder. We compress the “should we even build this” phase from months to weeks.
“I need to test the idea before I quit my job or raise a round.”
The founders stack
What does Engine Labs do for founders?
For most founders businesses we recommend three Engines. The Control Centre will tell you which one to start with and how to add the others later.
Founder Engine
MVPRecommendedA clickable prototype, an MVP and a build roadmap in days, not weeks.
Insight Engine
ReportingRecommendedA dashboard and a weekly written summary that prepares your Monday meeting for you.
Knowledge Engine
DocsRecommendedA private chat that answers your team's “how do we do X” from your own docs.
The full catalog
Everything else, in case the Control Centre recommends a stack that includes one of these.
Sales Engine
SalesCatch every inbound lead, qualify it, hand you a warm conversation.
Ops Engine
OperationsRun the recurring admin a chief-of-staff would otherwise do.
Support Engine
Customer ServiceRead every ticket, draft the reply, queue it for your one-click send.
Back-office Engine
AdminRead your invoices, receipts and supplier docs and draft the records for your bookkeeper to review.
Outreach Engine
SupportDraft personalised messages to people you already have permission to contact.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions for founders.
Ship a clickable prototype in two weeks. Find out if your idea has legs before you spend six months on it.
The recommended stack is Founder Engine, Insight Engine and Knowledge Engine. The Control Centre tells you which to start with and how to add the others later.
The recommended founders stack starts from A$450 AUD per Engine (GST exclusive unless stated), scoped in the Control Centre. See the full pricing schedule for tiered bands.
The Engines in the recommended founders stack typically ship in 2–6 weeks / 1–3 weeks / 2–4 weeks, depending on tier and integration count.
I want to test a marketplace idea — two-sided, simple booking flow, payments, no admin app yet. Need something I can show in investor meetings next month.
Get started
Configure this in the Control Centre.
Two to four minutes. A draft scope and a starting price band — no call required.