About

A small team building
outsized things.

Lasterday Labs is a focused AI consultancy and product studio. We exist to help ambitious companies build and ship AI that actually works.

San Francisco Founded 2024 Small by design
Our story

Born from the belief that AI should ship, not sit in notebooks.

We started Lasterday Labs because we kept seeing the same pattern: companies excited about AI, investing in data science teams, and ending up with impressive notebooks that never made it to production.

The gap wasn't intelligence — it was execution. Taking a model from research to a product that real users depend on requires a different mindset: systems thinking, product sensibility, and engineering rigor.

That's what we do. We bridge the gap between "this model looks promising" and "this product is changing our business."

2024

Founded. First clients: Pupperazi Pet Spa, Fahey's Home Cleaning.

2025

Shipped OutcomeView, Match Play Candles, and Krezzo.

2026

Launched Context Memo. Expanding AI product practice.

Values

How we operate.

These aren't posters on a wall. They're how we make decisions every day.

Outcome-obsessed

We measure success by what ships and what moves, not by hours logged or decks delivered.

First-principles thinking

We question assumptions and build from the ground up. The best solutions rarely come from following the crowd.

Speed as a feature

Fast iteration isn't reckless — it's how you learn. We compress timelines without cutting corners.

Radical candor

We'll tell you if an idea won't work. We'd rather lose a deal than waste your time building the wrong thing.

Team

Senior people, no filler.

Every person on our team has shipped AI in production. No juniors learning on your dime.

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Stephen Newman

Founder

Product builder and engineer focused on shipping AI-powered software. Runs Lasterday Labs end-to-end — strategy, design, and code.

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Extended Network

Engineering & Design

We work with a trusted network of senior engineers, designers, and ML specialists — brought in as needed, project by project.

Want to work with us?

We're selective about who we work with — because the best work happens when there's genuine alignment.