Hi, I'm Mikkel Garcia (pronounced Michael) 👋

I build AI-first products with small teams and ship them to real users. Cofounder at 255labs, where we help startups build with AI. Twenty years of shipping for startups — from the first RailsConf to training diffusion models.

🔨 Building now

• nanoodle — wire text, image, video, and audio models together on a node canvas, then save the result as a tiny web app you can share. Runs entirely in your browser: no servers, no signup, no analytics — bring your own NanoGPT key.
• 255labs.xyz — consulting and product studio: we help startups design, build, and ship AI products.
• patchling — edit codebases with natural language via AI-generated diffs. Available in Python and browser-first JavaScript.

🧪 Earlier work

• HyperGAN — composable GAN training framework (1.1k ★).
• NTC.AI sliders — thousands of trained SDXL LoRA sliders, used millions of times.
• ComfyUI nodes — text overlay and mask bounding box.

📫 Reach me

Building an AI product and want help shipping it? Email mikkel AT 255bits DOT com.

• 255labs.xyz
• @MikkelGarcia on X
• ntc-ai (art account)