Monthly Archives: August 2026
The Bloomberg Model: Why We’d Rather License Technology Than Sell It Once
There’s a fundamental difference between building software for someone and building technology they continue to rely on. At Jarbly Venture Labs, we’re increasingly interested in the second model. Think...
We Don’t Have to Build Everything to Build Something Valuable
When Mercedes-Benz builds a car, it doesn’t necessarily manufacture every tire, semiconductor, speaker, sensor or electrical component inside the vehicle. Specialized companies throughout the supply chain manufacture components they’re...
Some Problems Are Too Big for an App
A lot of modern innovation starts with software. Build an app. Create a SaaS platform. Add AI. Automate a workflow. Those can all create tremendous businesses. But at Jarbly...
Have a Product Idea? Here’s How We Get It Out of Your Head.
Some of the best product ideas never become products. Someone recognizes a problem. They picture a better solution. They tell friends about it for years. But they don’t know...
Sometimes a Small Software Feature Can Be the Entire Product
When people think about building a software company, they often imagine something massive. Hundreds of features. Complex dashboards. Large development teams. Years of engineering. At Jarbly Venture Labs, we...
Your Internal Software Might Actually Be a SaaS Business
Some software companies don’t begin with the intention of becoming software companies. They begin because someone has a problem. They build an internal tool to solve it. The tool...
How We Take a Big Invention From Concept Toward Commercialization
Not every great invention needs to become a company you operate for the next 20 years. Sometimes the most valuable thing you can create is the intellectual property itself....
How We Turn an Ordinary Product Into a Recurring-Revenue Business
Selling a product once is good. Selling something the customer continues to need after buying the product can fundamentally change the business. One of the most famous examples is...
Still Filling Out PDFs One Field at a Time? We Turn Forms Into Intelligent Software
Think about how many forms your business completes every day. Customer intake forms. Applications. Agreements. Contracts. Internal documents. Compliance forms. Quotes. Orders. Employee paperwork. For many businesses, the process...
We Build Scrapers, APIs & Data Automations That Make Products Smarter
Some of the most valuable technology inside an app is technology the customer never sees. At Jarbly Venture Labs, we build custom scripts, scrapers, APIs and automated data systems...