Background
A technologist with deep experience across AI, infrastructure, and distributed systems. The kind of person who builds their own bare-metal Kubernetes clusters for fun.
Before founding 5D Labs, Jonathon spent years at the intersection of software engineering and emerging technology — always pushing the boundary of what autonomous systems can do.
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Vision
The future of startups isn't a team of 50 people in an office. It's a founder with a vision, backed by autonomous AI agents that can build, test, deploy, and iterate at machine speed.
5D Labs exists to prove that thesis. By building CTO and deploying it across multiple ventures, we're showing that the venture studio model combined with AI agents is a fundamentally different — and better — way to build companies.
What Drives This
AI-Native Everything
Every process, every workflow, every decision loop should be augmented or fully automated by AI agents.
Own Your Infrastructure
Bare metal over cloud. Self-hosted over SaaS. Sovereignty over convenience — with the tooling to make it painless.
Build in Public
Open source by default. Transparent about what works, what doesn't, and what we're learning along the way.
Every Hire Is a CEO of Their Domain
We don't hire people who wait for instructions. Every person at 5D Labs owns their area completely — strategy, execution, and outcomes. If you need someone to tell you what to do next, this isn't the right place. If you're the kind of person who sees what needs to happen and makes it happen, keep reading.
Entrepreneurial by Nature
You think like a founder, not an employee. You see gaps, form a plan, and ship — without waiting for permission or a detailed spec. You're driven by the outcome, not the process.
Smart Creatives
Technical depth combined with creative instinct. You don't just execute — you invent better ways to solve the problem. Playbooks are starting points, not destinations.
Full Ownership
Your domain is yours. You set the direction, make the calls, and own the results. We give people real authority because we hire people who know what to do with it.
Self-Driven Execution
You don't need to be managed. You identify what matters, prioritize ruthlessly, and deliver. Ambiguity is fuel, not friction.
We're building a studio where every person operates like a founder of their own piece of the business. If that's how you work best — we should talk.
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