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About

We're a small studio that would rather ship than slideshow.

The studio

Black&Tan Labs is built on contrast. We come from architecture, engineering, and design - backgrounds that teach you to think in systems and still make something worth holding. We build working AI that fits into real workflows, owned by the people using it, documented from day one.

Three founders, no handoffs, no account managers. The person who scopes your project is the person who builds it - that makes everything clearer: the timeline, the outcome, the accountability.

Chicago & Brooklyn

The people behind Black&Tan Labs

Jason Clark

Jason Clark

Founder / CTO

Thirty years in technology and systems design. Jason architects every build and leads all engineering work.

Ben Macaux

Ben Macaux

Co-founder / CRO

Revenue and growth strategist. Ben owns client relationships and connects every project to a measurable outcome.

Connor Tluck

Connor Tluck

Co-founder / CPO

Product and design lead. Connor translates complex AI systems into interfaces that people actually want to use.

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Let's build something.