Company
A founder who works the whole stack, building toward a small, senior team.
01Founder
Jack Moriarty
Founder
Jack Moriarty leads slab.ai full-time, owning product, AI/ML architecture, and strategy. He is building the company within Connecticut's startup ecosystem, including the UConn Technology Incubation Program.
slab.ai is deliberately scoped for a solo operator today: one system, built carefully, with every decision recorded and every claim testable.
02Principles
Operating principles
Measurement over prediction
Grades should rest on evidence you can inspect, not on confidence you're asked to extend.
Honesty over polish
We say what exists and what doesn't. Pre-launch means pre-launch — the status chip on this site is a feature, not a disclaimer.
Systems over heroics
Consistency is engineered. If a result depends on someone having a good day, the system isn't finished.
With the hobby, not around it
Shops and shows are where cards live. slab.ai is built to make local card shops stronger, not to route past them.
03Team
Roles we're building toward
slab.ai is structured to expand to a small, senior early team. These are planned roles — not current staff — and we'd rather meet the right people early.
Operations
Kiosk deployment, shop relationships, and the physical logistics of a grading network.
Technical leadership
Deep ownership of the platform as it grows beyond one builder.
Grading & domain expertise
The trained eye — condition judgment, review standards, and the hobby's institutional knowledge.
Go-to-market & community
The collector-facing voice: shops, shows, and the community where the hobby lives.