PromptLab: Our Journey Begins

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1 min readJanuary 10, 2025
PromptLab: Our Journey Begins

Today marks the official formation of PromptLab, a startup dedicated to solving the challenges of LLM observability, testing, and debugging. As large language models become increasingly integrated into software systems, the need for robust tools to understand, test, and optimize their behavior has never been greater.

"We started PromptLab because we experienced firsthand the challenges of working with LLMs in production environments," said Norm, Founder and CEO of PromptLab. "There's a significant gap in the tooling ecosystem for developers working with these models, and we're building solutions to address that."

Our initial focus is on creating a comprehensive testing framework that helps developers understand how their prompts and configurations affect LLM outputs across different scenarios. We believe that reliable AI systems require robust testing methodologies similar to those used in traditional software development, but adapted to the unique challenges of language models.

While we're still in the early stages, we're excited about the road ahead and the potential to make a meaningful impact on how developers work with AI.