# Target Thesis

The goal is to find companies, labs, and teams doing genuinely interesting technical work where a high-agency young builder/researcher can become useful quickly.

Do not over-anchor Ryan on any single project.

Specific projects are proof points, not identity.

Prioritize:
- AI research labs
- AI product labs
- agent/tooling companies
- robotics
- simulation
- scientific computing
- infrastructure
- devtools
- ML systems
- human-computer interaction
- experimental interfaces
- small teams doing technically ambitious work
- startups trying to create new categories, not just automate paperwork

The ideal environment appreciates:
- taste
- speed
- curiosity
- technical range
- research instinct
- product intuition
- weirdness
- self-direction
- ability to learn fast
- ability to build from zero