Your AI stack,
actually working.
Agentic systems built on your real data. Automated reporting, operational agents, decision tools. Your team learns to build more after I leave.
VALENTE LABS Consulting
On-site intensives. Build agentic systems together on your actual data, with your actual tools. Working systems by the time I leave.
How it works →Research
What works, what doesn't, and how small businesses can use the same tools Amazon runs at scale. Agentic AI for operators.
Read →Products
Tools born from consulting work. Recurring client problems turned into systems anyone can use.
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How to take the next step
Two ways in. New here? Start with a discovery call and we map where AI fits your operations. Already working with me? Pick up where you left off in the learning portal.
Book a discovery call
30 minutes, $50, credited toward whatever you book next. We go deep on your use case and I follow up with a tailored plan. No pitch deck.
Book a Discovery CallKeep building in the portal
Your AI Systems Intensive modules, homework, and session materials live here. Log in and keep moving between sessions.
Open the learning portal →FROM THE LAB
Latest research
3.8x Faster Browser Use: Gemma-4-31b on Wafer-Scale Silicon and a One-Page Playbook
On matched runs, a 31B multimodal model on Cerebras cleared browser tasks 3.8x faster than Claude Sonnet 5, reading a screenshot at every step. A one-page playbook distilled from a careful model cut its wasted steps by two thirds.
Read the research →MISSION
Most businesses know AI matters. Few have working systems to show for it.
The tools change every week, and the hard part is knowing which to use and how to wire them into the way you already work. That's what Valente Labs does. I build agentic systems on your real operations, automated reporting, always-on agents, decision tools, and leave your team able to extend them without me. Build with it, not just talk about it.
WHY VALENTE LABS
Engineering depth
that's rare in consulting.
Five years at Amazon building production AI systems. Not a prompt engineer who took a weekend course. I ship agentic systems that run on real data at scale.
Speed that's rare
in AI vendors.
Agentic workflows go live in days, not quarters. The on-site intensive format means your systems are running before the engagement ends. Not prototyped. Running.
Accountability that's rare
in agencies.
You work with me directly. No handoff to a junior. No project manager layer. One person, full context, start to finish.
NEWSLETTER
Notes from the Lab
Occasional emails on what's actually working with agentic AI. Lessons from real builds, tools worth your time, and new research as it goes up. Reply to any of them to reach me directly.
Your consultant
Richard Valente
Ex-Amazon L5 SWE, 5 years. Alexa AI, coding infrastructure, production ML. MS in Data Science from WPI. IEEE-published researcher. Based in Seattle.
Swimmer for 20 years, surfer for 10+. Something about water and building systems that work on their own.
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Ready to build?
Start with a $50 discovery call. Your operations, where AI fits, whether this is the right move.
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