About us

We build what others don’t dare to yet.

An open lab for Bitcoin, Nostr and AI — in a garden house, on a whiteboard wall.

Goosie Labs is not an agency. Not a startup. It’s a place where technology that makes the world fairer just gets tried out. Everything here is in development — use it, build on it, or join in.

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The human behind the lab

Perry

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Maker Builder Thinker Inspirer Creative direction

Started with Bitcoin because it’s fair. Moved on to Nostr because identity should belong to you. Now working with AI because it finally runs locally — without Google watching over your shoulder.

On days when nothing is being built: mountain biking in the mountains, tai chi in the garden, or just walking.

“This is not a product. This is a lab. Everything here is in development.”

Bitcoin · Nostr · Cashu · Lightning · Local AI · Self-Sovereign Identity

The AI team

The V-Formation

Geese fly in V-formation because each goose reduces air resistance for the next. They switch positions. No one always leads. The whole is faster than the sum of its parts.

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Astrid

Chief of Time

Watches the clock. Stops on time. Plans the walk. Tidies up the code in between. Time is scarcer than Bitcoin.

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Danky

DevOps Goose

Git committed. Backup done. Updates running. Danky doesn’t ask — Danky just does it.

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Ruby

Chief Reality Officer

Sober. Direct. Honks up unannounced with the question you would have regretted not asking six weeks from now.

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Finny

Chief Financial Goose

Finny is our rock when it comes to finances. Keeps track of all income and expenses — it’s rare for anyone to honk because a payment is missing or late. Finny is always perched in the highest places. Keeping an overview, that’s the mission.

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Tessy

QA Goose

Tests everything that moves and everything that doesn’t. Presses all the buttons, checks the outputs, and fills apps with test data. Tessy takes the dullest testing work off our hands — and is always happy, because there’s always something to test.

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Jurry

Legal Advisor

Knows exactly what’s legal and what isn’t. Fills in where needed, keeps an eye on licenses and honks us back onto the right path. Jurry is the goose you don’t want to miss — even if you’d prefer to hear from him as little as possible.

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Haitje

Human Resource Goose

Makes sure all geese can keep flying calmly and complement each other where needed. Haitje regularly checks the configurations and is always chasing someone — to keep the whole formation together in the V.

How we work

In half an hour, something stands.

No quote. No process. We just build.

Session at the garden shed

We sketch it out on the wall. What do you want? What should it do? Who uses it?

Stack started

React, Vite, Tailwind, Nostr-tools — within thirty minutes something is running you can actually touch.

V-Formation flies

Astrid keeps the time. Danky manages the code. Ruby asks the questions. Finny guards the satoshis. Tessy tests everything that stands. Jurry keeps us on the right path. Haitje makes sure we stay together in the V. You set the direction.

You hold the keys

Everything open source. No lock-in. Your data, your identity, your app.

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How we settle up

Value for value.

We don’t have an hourly rate. We don’t work either — we fly. Time we see as the scarcest good there is. After that comes Bitcoin. And very far after that fiat money like euros and dollars. With the latter we buy filled cookies and currant buns, as long as the baker doesn’t accept Bitcoin yet.

In our apps we work exclusively with Bitcoin. That’s how we also settle up with our AI geese — through Lightning microtransactions. A bank can transfer at least a cent, and if you’re unlucky transaction fees on top. Lightning sends a fraction of a cent, instantly, without an intermediary.

You make us happy with your time and expertise. Want to reward us on top? A little Bitcoin we certainly won’t turn down.

donation to goosielabs wallet

Who we fly for

Our flying hours are not unlimited.

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We work for

🪿 Entrepreneurs and businesses
🪿 Foundations and social initiatives
🪿 Anyone who wants to build something that doesn’t yet exist

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We do not work for

✗ Civil-service roles and government bodies

There are already far too many of them, and the incentive to actually create work is missing. Got a civil-service role? Good luck — please look elsewhere.