Independent venture studio

Ideas with purpose.
Businesses
built to last.

Proposal Oak develops useful products and enduring businesses through research, thoughtful design, and disciplined execution.

Research. Build. Launch. Operate.
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THE STUDIOProposal Oak
OUR APPROACHPurpose. Then progress.
Rooted in research. Built to grow.
Built with intention. Operated with care.Meet the studio

The studio

Different possibilities.
A shared purpose.

Proposal Oak brings research, product development, and business operations together under one roof.

We explore practical problems, build thoughtful solutions, and stay involved as those businesses take shape. Each venture has its own focus. All share a commitment to useful work and deliberate progress.

Ecosystem

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Our ventures

Independent ideas.
Shared ambition.

A portfolio of products and services, each built around a specific need.

Business intelligence

Opening Radar

Research into new openings, relocations, and renovations. Public records and supporting evidence help commercial sign companies identify potential opportunities.

Public-contract research

Bid Desk

Opportunity research and requirement organization for commercial service contractors. Clear information to support considered bid decisions and preparation.

Ecommerce operations

Merchant Center Support

Scoped technical investigation and feasible repair of website, catalog, and product-feed inconsistencies for ecommerce agencies, with documented findings and checks.

Consumer health app

Mealcue

A protein-first meal planner for iPhone. Snap each meal, see what is left for the next one, and make small meals count, including for people on GLP-1 medication. Launching soon.

Family app

Brave Bites

A game that helps picky eaters try new foods. Kids log every brave try with Munch, a friendly monster, and parents see real progress toward the 8 to 15 tries most kids need. Launching soon on iPhone.

Our approach

From a useful question
to a lasting business.

Thoughtful at the start. Hands-on throughout. We connect the work of building a product with the work of operating a business.

  1. 01 / Research

    Understand the need.

    Start with real workflows, available evidence, and conversations with the people a product is meant to serve.

  2. 02 / Build

    Make it useful.

    Bring clear thinking, thoughtful design, and practical technology together in a focused first product.

  3. 03 / Launch

    Learn in the real world.

    Introduce the work, listen closely, and use feedback to decide what to improve.

  4. 04 / Operate

    Stay with the work.

    Refine the product, support its customers, and build the day-to-day discipline a business needs to endure.

Inquiries

A good conversation
can start something.

For questions about our ventures, thoughtful collaborations, or a problem worth exploring.

Make an inquiry