# 2 Acre Studios — Full Site Content

> Pittsburgh AI lab building private, local AI systems. 60+ open source repos. Zero vendor lock-in. Est. 2010.

## Navigation
- [Manifesto](#manifesto)
- [Capabilities](#capabilities)
- [Lab](#lab)
- [Team](#team)
- [Terminal](#terminal)
- [AI ROI Calculator](#calculator)
- [Contact](#signal)

## Agent-Readable Files
- `/llms.txt` — Summary for AI discovery (this spec: llmstxt.org)
- `/llms-full.txt` — Complete site content as markdown (you are here)
- `/agent.json` — Structured data payload (JSON)

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## Hero

**WE BUILD AI THAT ACTUALLY WORKS.**

Pittsburgh AI Lab. 60+ Open Source Projects. Zero Vendor Lock-in.

Most AI projects fail because teams build demos instead of production systems. We don't do demos.

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## Manifesto

**WE BUILD. THEN WE SHIP.**

Since 2010, we've operated like a lab — hands on the keyboard, not just the whiteboard. When we advise, it's because we've already built it ourselves.

Every line of code we write ships. Every model we train solves a real problem. Every system we deploy runs on YOUR hardware, with YOUR data, under YOUR control.

> We believe AI should be private, local, and owned by the people who use it.

60+ open source repositories. 624 GitHub stars. 2 shipped AI products. Zero bullshit.

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## Capabilities

### 01 — Local AI Deployment
Private, on-premise AI systems running on your hardware. Ollama-based. No data leaves your building.

### 02 — Multi-Agent Systems
Autonomous agent workflows that actually complete tasks. Built on AutoGen. Not chatbots — workers.

### 03 — Sales Enablement
AI-powered proposal generation, lead scoring, and pipeline intelligence. Real revenue impact.

### 04 — Document Intelligence
Turn your document chaos into a searchable, queryable knowledge base. Process thousands of docs in hours.

### 05 — Customer Support AI
Intelligent ticket triage, response generation, and escalation. $0.50 per interaction vs $15+ for human support.

### 06 — Custom Development
Full-stack web applications, APIs, integrations. Python. JavaScript. Whatever the problem needs.

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## Lab — Open Source Projects

### Ollama-Workbench
- URL: https://github.com/marc-shade/Ollama-Workbench
- Stars: 47
- Language: Python
- Description: Comprehensive platform for managing and testing local Ollama models

### TeamForgeAI
- URL: https://github.com/marc-shade/TeamForgeAI
- Stars: 27
- Language: Python
- Description: AI agent framework for managing teams of agents with common goals

### ai-persona-lab
- URL: https://github.com/marc-shade/ai-persona-lab
- Stars: 8
- Language: Python
- Description: Create and manage dynamic AI personas for interactive group chats

### Reddit-Marketing
- URL: https://github.com/marc-shade/Reddit-Marketing-Assistant-Workflow
- Stars: 7
- Language: n8n
- Description: n8n workflow for identifying marketing leads from Reddit posts

**Stats: 60+ repos | 624 stars | 2 products shipped | 100% open source**

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## Team

### Marc Shade — Agentic AI Chief Engineer
Building software since the 1980s. Spent 20 years shipping for corporate clients — Kellogg's, Hertz, Stryker, ConAgra — with teams from Leo Burnett and Arc Worldwide.

Founded 2 Acre Studios in 2010. Pivoted to AI in 2023. Now builds private, local AI systems — multi-agent workflows, RAG pipelines, and full-stack applications.

60+ open source repos. ARC-AGI-3 competitor. Zero tolerance for vendor lock-in.

- GitHub: https://github.com/marc-shade
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcshade

### Scott Frederick Laughlin — Lead AI/ML Engineer / Cloud Architect
Tech entrepreneur and cloud architect with a decade of pioneering AI SaaS, IoT solutions, and multi-cloud infrastructure. Founder of TechRamp.

Led high-impact projects for Fortune 500 enterprises — advanced AI agents, large-scale data processing, and cloud-connected product architectures.

Expertise: generative AI, AI-assisted consulting, IoT, and next-generation cloud systems.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-engineer-inventor

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## AI ROI Calculator

Estimate your return on AI investment using industry-validated metrics.

### Inputs
- Company size (1-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 500+)
- Industry (Technology, Healthcare, Finance, Manufacturing, Retail, Professional Services, Other)
- Monthly customer support tickets
- Hours spent on document processing per week
- Monthly sales proposals generated
- Average employee hourly cost (default: $45)

### Calculation Methodology

**Support Automation Savings:**
tickets × 65% automation rate × ($15 human - $0.50 AI) × 12 months × industry multiplier

**Document Processing Savings:**
hours/week × 70% reduction × hourly cost × 52 weeks × industry multiplier

**Sales Enablement Impact:**
proposals × 40% speed improvement × 4 hours saved × hourly cost × 12 months × industry multiplier

**Implementation Costs by Company Size:**
- 1-10 employees: $5K-$15K
- 11-50 employees: $15K-$50K
- 51-200 employees: $50K-$100K
- 201-500 employees: $100K-$200K
- 500+ employees: $200K-$500K

**Industry Multipliers:**
Technology (1.0×), Healthcare (1.15×), Finance (1.20×), Manufacturing (0.95×), Retail (0.90×), Professional Services (1.05×)

**Data Sources:** McKinsey, IBM, Gartner, Industry Averages

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## Contact

**READY TO BUILD SOMETHING REAL?**

No pitch decks. No 6-month discovery phase. We start building in week one.

- Email: marc@2acrestudios.com
- Phone: (412) 407-6170
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- GitHub: https://github.com/marc-shade
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/2-acre-studios
- Discord: https://discord.gg/9DvzfsrYFA

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