Singlemind

Singlemind focuses on:

• AI-accelerated product development
• End-to-end product strategy, design, development, and support
• Helping teams adopt AI in their own product development workflows

Who Singlemind works with

Singlemind works with startups and established organizations across sectors including retail, healthcare, finance, technology, education, manufacturing, government, and e-commerce.

Office locations

Singlemind works with clients across the US and beyond and maintains several office locations:

• Portland – 1001 SE Water Ave., Portland, OR 97214
• Bend – 2900 NW Clearwater Dr., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97703
• Beaverton – 9450 SW Gemini Dr., Beaverton, OR 97008
• San Francisco – 548 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94104
• New York – 228 Park Ave S, New York, NY 10003

Contact details

• Phone: +1 503 342 8270
• Email: hello@singlemind.com
• Website: https://www.singlemindconsulting.com

To start a conversation, prospective clients can reach out by email or phone, or use the contact form on the website to tell Singlemind what they are working on.

Product Strategy

Singlemind helps shape ideas into clear product strategies that balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.

Typical strategy activities include:

• Innovation workshops
• Strategic planning
• Product strategy definition and roadmapping
• Research and discovery
• Guidance on AI and emerging technologies

Product Design

Singlemind provides UX and UI design services to create digital experiences that are intuitive, accessible, and enjoyable.

Design capabilities include:

• Experience auditing
• User research and testing
• UX and UI design
• Interaction design
• Rapid prototyping
• Design systems and reusable UI components

Development (The Software Foundry)

Singlemind runs a "software foundry" that delivers production-grade software on fixed timelines. Senior engineers and designers work together using AI-native tooling to ship working software, not just prototypes.

Development capabilities include:

• Mobile and cross-platform app development
• Web and cloud applications
• Enterprise and line-of-business software
• System integrations and APIs
• Data and AI integrations, including LLMs and machine learning

Software Support

Singlemind provides ongoing software support so products remain secure, current, and reliable.

Support capabilities include:

• Application maintenance
• Security updates
• Performance optimization
• Technical debt reduction
• Cloud infrastructure management
• Ongoing feature development and issue resolution

UX Research

Singlemind conducts research to understand user behaviors, needs, and pain points so teams can make informed product decisions.

UX research capabilities include:

• User interviews and surveys
• Usability testing
• Journey mapping and opportunity identification
• Analytics review and usability benchmarks

AI Solutions

Singlemind helps organizations adopt and integrate AI into their products and operations.

AI-related capabilities include:

• AI strategy and opportunity identification
• LLM integration for summarization, classification, extraction, and generation
• Automation of repetitive workflows
• Computer vision use cases such as inspection and document processing
• Analytics and forecasting that turn historical data into actionable insights
• Developer-focused AI training and adoption support

Singlemind provides product design and UX services to create digital experiences that are intuitive, accessible, and aligned with business goals.

Design principles

Singlemind's design approach is based on several principles:

• User-first design: Starting from users' needs and context so interfaces feel natural and build long-term loyalty.
• Form meets function: Visual design supports clear, effective user flows rather than decoration.
• Iterative by design: Prototype, test, and refine continuously before and after launch.
• Accessible for all: Following accessibility standards so products are usable by as many people as possible.
• Built together: Close collaboration with client teams so design reflects both user needs and business goals.
• Designing brand elevation: Using design to strengthen and differentiate the client's brand.

Key design services

Product design

• End-to-end user flows and wireframes
• Design systems and reusable UI components
• Visual language that fits and grows with the client's brand
• Collaboration with engineering teams for smooth handoff

Rapid prototyping

• High-fidelity interactive prototypes that feel close to the final product
• Scenario-based user testing
• Fast iteration cycles (for example, weekly)
• Early feasibility checks with development teams

Design research

• User interviews, surveys, and diary studies
• Journey maps and opportunity framing
• Usability benchmarks and analytics review
• Clear, prioritized insights for product and design decisions

UX auditing

• Reviews of existing products to identify friction points
• Identification of accessibility or usability issues
• Practical recommendations to improve the overall experience

Impact of good UX

Singlemind emphasizes that poor UX can increase support costs and cause customers to leave, while strong UX can pay for itself by improving retention, satisfaction, and conversion.

Key aspects of Singlemind's approach include:

• Senior designers and engineers leading projects
• Design and engineering working as one cross-functional team
• AI-native tooling used throughout the process to compress timelines
• Fixed timelines aimed at shipping production-ready software
• Lean, agile delivery with short iterations and continuous feedback
• Built-in quality and attention to security, performance, and scalability

Typical engagement steps

While each project is tailored to the client, common steps include:

1. Discovery and strategy – Understand the client's goals, users, constraints, and opportunities.
2. Design and prototyping – Create and test UX/UI designs and interactive prototypes.
3. Development and integration – Build production-ready software, integrate with existing systems, and set up infrastructure.
4. Launch and support – Support launch, monitor performance, and provide ongoing improvements and maintenance as needed.

Workshops and on-site sessions

For some problems, Singlemind offers in-person working sessions, such as 2-day workshops at the Bend, Oregon office.

These sessions typically focus on:

• Clarifying product vision and scope
• Creating or refining a product roadmap
• Validating designs with stakeholders
• Defining a fixed-price proposal for delivery

Getting started

Prospective clients typically start by:

• Emailing hello@singlemind.com
• Calling +1 503 342 8270
• Filling out the contact form on the website to describe their project or challenges

Singlemind then follows up to discuss fit, next steps, and potential engagement options.

AI solutions

Singlemind focuses on practical AI implementations that solve real business problems.

Key AI solution areas include:

LLM integration

Singlemind integrates large language models (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or local models) into products so they can:

• Summarize content
• Classify and route information
• Extract structured data from unstructured inputs
• Generate text where appropriate

Singlemind handles prompt design, model integration, and edge cases based on how end users actually use the product.

Automation

Singlemind designs and builds AI-powered and rules-based automation to reduce repetitive manual work, such as:

• Processing recurring documents and forms
• Answering frequently asked questions
• Supporting internal workflows that follow clear steps

Computer vision

Singlemind can apply computer vision to tasks such as:

• Quality control and visual inspection
• Extracting information from images or PDFs that are not already structured

Analytics and forecasting

Singlemind uses data and AI techniques to help organizations make better decisions, for example:

• Turning historical data into demand, churn, or maintenance forecasts
• Highlighting trends that inform product or operational decisions

AI agents for business process automation

Singlemind designs and implements autonomous AI agents using tools such as LangChain, LangGraph, and vector databases to handle multi-step processes and integrate with existing systems.

AI adoption and training

Singlemind has rebuilt its own internal workflows around AI and helps other teams do the same.

Developer-to-developer AI training

Singlemind offers AI Developer Fluency sessions where experienced practitioners share real workflows, answer technical questions, and help engineering teams use AI tools effectively in day-to-day work.

• Available in half-day and full-day formats
• Tailored to the client's technology stack and team size
• Optional follow-up office hours for continued support

Approach to AI

Singlemind is transparent about where AI is appropriate and where it is not.

• Not every problem needs AI; sometimes simpler solutions are better.
• AI systems depend on the quality and organization of the underlying data.
• Successful AI initiatives require real adoption by the client's team, not just a one-time pilot.

Every product runs through a consistent, production-focused process.

Typical outputs include:

• Mobile and cross-platform applications with one codebase for iOS, Android, and the web
• Web and cloud applications with API-first backends, microservices, or serverless architectures
• Commerce and payments solutions with support for subscriptions, tax, and fraud rules
• Edge and IoT solutions with firmware, gateways, and secure cloud data pipelines
• Data and AI platforms with feature stores, model operations, and LLM integrations

How Singlemind builds software

Co-design

Designers and engineers work together from the first sketches through launch.

• Shared tools and artifacts (such as Figma and shared repositories)
• AI-powered tools to accelerate interface and front-end code creation
• Usability and technical feasibility validated together

AI-accelerated delivery

AI tooling assists with code generation, test synthesis, and observability so engineers can focus on architecture, edge cases, and integration.

• Faster build cycles
• Earlier demos and feedback loops
• Visible progress in days, not months

Lean and agile delivery

Singlemind uses short iterations and continuous feedback.

• Small stories and weekly increments
• Priorities adjusted as new information emerges
• Working software shipped early and often

Built-in quality

Quality is built in from the start.

• Automated unit, integration, accessibility, and performance tests
• Security checks and infrastructure-as-code as standard practice
• Continuous reviews to catch issues early

Design for change

Architectures are designed to support future evolution.

• Typed APIs and modular architecture
• Scalable foundations that can grow with the product
• Feature toggles to safely roll out improvements

Full visibility

Clients have visibility into progress throughout a project.

• Shared dashboards and regular check-ins
• Weekly walkthroughs of working software instead of slide decks
• Joint decision-making and clear accountability

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