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END USER
Operator-to-builder connective tissue for dual-use defense technology — problems from the field, buildable designs in 72 hours.
THE MODEL
How it works
- 01
Problem
It starts with an operator saying "I wish I could…" — a real problem from the field, stated plainly.
- 02
72-hour sprint
The Lab turns that statement into structured requirements, runs technology discovery, and delivers a validated prototype inside a 72-hour cycle.
- 03
Transition
The result ships as a transition package built to survive acquisition — so validated designs reach the people who need them.
DEFENSE
Applications from the field
Problems come from operators. Engagements run through CRADAs with federal laboratories. Every deliverable is packaged to survive acquisition rather than die in it.
COMMERCIAL
Viability as a design constraint
Technology that must hold up in a commercial market is cheaper, better maintained, and faster to improve. Dual-use is not a compliance label — it is how we build.
MEMBERSHIP
Who should join
End User is a 501(c)(6) consortium with a 501(c)(3) companion entity, both in formation. Member companies, operators, and federal labs work together on dual-use technology.
Member companies
Engineering and product organizations that want validated, dual-use problem statements and a structured path from prototype to acquisition.
Operators
The people with the problems. Operators bring field-tested "I wish I could…" statements and get working prototypes back in 72-hour cycles.
Federal labs
Government laboratories that engage through CRADAs, pairing federal research capacity with consortium engineering and commercial channels.
LABORATORY
Build · validate · ship
The invite-only workspace where operator problems become buildable designs. Members enter through the platform; legacy forge tooling still bridges to enduser.dev until fully ported.