Sebastiaan van der Lans
I build companies with AI agents.
Through INSIDE, I partner with entrepreneurs to create ventures that scale faster, operate leaner, and are designed for acquisition.
Most startups today still depend heavily on SaaS tools, manual workflows, and large teams.
At INSIDE we design companies differently.
We build ventures where AI agents run core workflows, and where the technology powering the company becomes part of the venture itself.
Not outsourced.
Not trapped inside third-party platforms.
But built inside the company.
That means the automation, the logic, the data pipelines, and the intelligence become part of the company's intellectual property.
That's where real venture value is created.
The most valuable companies own the systems that power them.
At INSIDE we design ventures where automation, workflows, and AI agents become part of the company's core intellectual property.
From data pipelines to operational agents - the logic lives inside the venture.
Not in external tools.
Open source technology provides freedom.
Freedom from vendor lock-in.
Freedom to build your own capabilities.
Freedom to evolve systems as the venture grows.
Instead of renting software, companies own their technology stack.
And ownership creates long-term value.
Technology is powerful - but building is what makes it meaningful.
INSIDE is driven by the joy of creating new systems, new ventures, and new possibilities.
Because in the end, the most exciting part of technology is simple:
Creating something that didn't exist before.
At INSIDE, we work with entrepreneurs and organizations to design, build, and scale AI-native companies.
Sometimes that means launching new ventures together.
Sometimes it means designing the systems that help companies move faster.
Every project combines strategy, technology, and execution.
Work
From idea to shipped product: strategy, architecture, prototyping, and execution with a small high-output team.
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I design and build practical AI systems that reduce repetitive work and make teams faster without chaos.
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Short practical writes on what works in modern digital strategy, product operations, and applied AI.
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Digital ecosystem optimization with AI-driven workflows and open architecture, delivering 100k+ euro cost reduction.
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AI-powered intelligence platform for the agency industry.
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AI-driven content and programmatic SEO infrastructure for a B2B niche publisher.
Read moreThe systems that run the company become part of the company.
Automation, workflows, and AI agents live inside the venture, turning operational logic into intellectual property - and intellectual property into venture value.
Building AI-native companies means owning the technology that powers them.
No lock-ins.
No dependency on external platforms.
Own the systems.
Own the logic.
Own the value.
Technology matters. But building matters more.
Creating new systems, new ventures, and new possibilities - that's where innovation begins.
And that's where the joy of creation lives.
