Draft One · AI R&D studio · for businesses & builders

Every great idea starts as a rough draft.

Whether you've run a business for years or you're chasing an idea you can't shake, we help you find what AI makes possible — and build it with you.

01 — Discover

First, we explore what's possible.

We dig into how you work and where you want to go — uncovering hidden inefficiencies, untapped opportunities, and ideas you haven't had yet.

02 — Build

Then we build the solution — fast.

Working prototypes in weeks, not quarters. Tested on your real data, with your real team.

03 — Ripple

Built once. Felt everywhere.

More time back. Smoother processes. Room to focus on the work you actually want to do. We use AI to get you there — what we build is yours to run however you like.

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An idea, a problem, a hunch. Tell us what you're working on and we'll sketch draft one together. No brief or pitch deck needed.

— We read every message ourselves
— No sales sequence, no newsletter
— Small businesses of any kind
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Who we are

Two builders. One draft at a time.

Draft One is a small R&D studio. You work directly with the two of us — no account managers, no hand-offs, no slide decks about "transformation."

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Rafael Toledo

Co-founder · Build & Invention

The creative engine — part human, part AI, by most accounts. Rafael pairs startling speed with beautifully wild ideas, can build just about anything, and has fun doing it.

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Stacy Belding

Co-founder · Systems & Discovery

The systems thinker. Stacy interviews, digs and maps until the real problem surfaces — the small details most people never notice. Nothing ships until it meets Stacy's standard of quality.

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