# FAQ

Frequently asked questions about working with Density Labs.

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      <a href="/">Density Labs</a> <span>/</span> Resources <span>/</span> FAQ
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    <h1>The questions <em>that come up</em>.</h1>
    <p class="lede"><strong>Same answers we give on the call</strong>, written down so you can read them first. Grouped by what tends to come up. If you have a question that is not here, ask it on the discovery call.</p>
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      <a href="#fit" class="faq-cat">Fit &amp; Engagement <span class="count">· 2</span></a>
      <a href="#how" class="faq-cat">How we work <span class="count">· 3</span></a>
      <a href="#pricing" class="faq-cat">Pricing &amp; Guarantees <span class="count">· 2</span></a>
      <a href="#design" class="faq-cat">Design Practice <span class="count">· 1</span></a>
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        <div class="faq-group-eyebrow">01 // Fit &amp; Engagement</div>
        <h2>Are we the <em>right partner</em>?</h2>
        <p>The shape of the buyer matters more than the shape of the project. These two get asked first, every time.</p>
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            <h3>Who is Density Labs a fit for?</h3>
            <p>US based mid market companies with $50M to $500M in annual revenue, a product engineering team already in place, and stated AI ambitions but limited internal AI expertise. The buyer is typically a VP Engineering, CTO, or Chief Digital Officer with 6 to 12 month roadmap pressure.</p>
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            <h3>How is this different from staff augmentation?</h3>
            <p>We do not sell hours or resumes. Every placement runs through The Density Method: a structured 30/60/90 framework that has produced <strong>100% success and zero forced replacements</strong> over the last six years. The deliverable is named, the milestones are written, and the engineer becomes a peer of your team, not a contractor on the side.</p>
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        <div class="faq-group-eyebrow">02 // How we work</div>
        <h2>Where the <em>team</em> sits and what it ships.</h2>
        <p>Timezones, capabilities, kickoff speed. The mechanics of how an engagement actually runs.</p>
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            <h3>Where is your team based?</h3>
            <p>Our engineers and designers are based across <strong>Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil</strong>. Every team member works in a US compatible timezone. Same standups. Same hours. No async hand offs.</p>
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            <h3>What does AI engineering actually mean here?</h3>
            <p>RAG implementations, agent architectures, eval infrastructure, MLOps, LLM feature integration, and the production code that wires it all into a real codebase. Our engineers have shipped these systems in healthcare, fintech, real estate, and customer support. We also built our own AI product, <a href="https://prevetted.ai">Prevetted.ai</a>.</p>
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            <h3>How fast can you start?</h3>
            <p><strong>7 to 10 days</strong> from kickoff to shortlist. Two to three vetted candidates per role, drawn from a 2% acceptance pool. You meet them, you decide. The 90 day embed begins the week you sign.</p>
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        <div class="faq-group-eyebrow">03 // Pricing &amp; Guarantees</div>
        <h2>What it <em>costs</em> and what we promise.</h2>
        <p>We publish prices because we are tired of pretending the market has not figured out what good engineers cost.</p>
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            <h3>What is the replacement guarantee?</h3>
            <p>If a placed engineer is not the right fit within <strong>120 days</strong>, we replace at no charge. That is double the typical 60 day staff augmentation guarantee. We can offer it because over six years of running The Density Method, <strong>we have not had to invoke it once</strong>.</p>
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            <h3>What does it cost?</h3>
            <p><strong>AI Diagnostic</strong> is $2,500 fixed for a two week written diagnostic. <strong>AI Engineer</strong> is $9,500 per month for one embedded senior, 90 day minimum. <strong>AI Squad</strong> is $32,000 per month for a tech lead plus 2 to 3 engineers, 90 day minimum.</p>
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        <div class="faq-group-eyebrow">04 // Design Practice</div>
        <h2>Yes, design is <em>a real practice</em> here.</h2>
        <p>The AI Engineering wedge gets the spotlight, but design has been a full practice since 2016.</p>
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            <h3>Do you still do design work?</h3>
            <p>Yes. Our product design practice is a decade old and <strong>Clutch rated 5.0</strong>. It lives at <a href="/design/">/design</a>, with a dedicated process and UX maturity diagnostic. AI Engineering is the 2026 wedge, but design is a real, full practice underneath it.</p>
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    <h2>Question that is <em>not on this page</em>?</h2>
    <p>Ask it on a 30 minute discovery call. We will give you a straight answer or tell you we do not know yet.</p>
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