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Research collaboration
Universities, research groups and development partners.
Open source
Adopting, contributing to or funding a project.
Bootcamp: register interest
Individual, institutional or executive cohorts; pricing on request.
Mentorship and coaching
One to one, online; for architects, engineers, IT leaders and founders.
Consulting enquiry
Fractional, fixed-scope, pursuit support or a team programme.
Speaking
Keynotes, talks, briefings, workshops, podcasts.
Procurement and references
Referee contacts, key-personnel CVs in your required format, W-9 and certificate of insurance.
Elsewhere
- Agentic-First Architecture, our research notes on Substack
- Our founder: tambalamin.me
- Contracting corp-to-corp through TSL Intelligence Labs, Inc. (New York), formerly TpISENT, Inc. US, UK and EU clients; based GMT, aligned to UK and EU working hours. W-9 and certificate of insurance on request. Corporate correspondence addresses are provided with proposals and contracts.
Newsletter and channel
Get Agentic-First Architecture, the working notes of our research, written by our founder for architects, CTOs and delivery leads: what changes when agents become first-class actors, how to run an AI-led delivery loop an enterprise will accept, and how to build teams that run without you. Free, a few times a month at most.
Questions people ask
Is TSL Intelligence Labs, Inc. the same company as TpISENT, Inc.?
Yes. TSL Intelligence Labs, Inc. is the new name of TpISENT, Inc., the New York corporation incorporated in August 2018. The name changed by a Certificate of Amendment filed with the New York Department of State on 16 October 2026. Contracts, invoices and references issued as TpISENT, Inc. continue with the same company under its new name.
Where is TSL Intelligence Lab based?
TSL Intelligence Lab (TSL Intelligence Labs, Inc.) is incorporated and based in New York, United States. It works with clients and partners in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and West Africa, on UK and EU working hours, with New York and Freetown meetings by arrangement.
How can a university or research group collaborate with TSL Intelligence Lab?
Email tamba@tambalamin.me with the subject line "Research collaboration", your institution and the question you want to work on. Collaborations can take the form of a joint paper, a pilot, a shared dataset or a student project, in agentic-first architecture, AI-led software delivery, or digital public goods for education in West Africa.
Does Tamba Lamin offer mentorship and coaching?
Yes. Tamba Lamin mentors and coaches architects, software engineers, IT managers, executives and founders one to one, online, on a monthly retainer or in a block of sessions, individually or sponsored by an employer. Architects and engineers work on the move from developer to architect to lead, certification paths and design-review practice; IT leaders and executives on what to see, ask and decide about agentic AI, responsible AI and AI-led delivery; founders on venture building and the first technical hires. He has mentored and coached continuously for twenty-five years, from delivery teams in San Antonio and India to architects across Accenture's architecture schools, and keeps a standing commitment to the Sierra Leone and West African technology community. Email tamba@tambalamin.me with the subject line "Mentorship and coaching".
How do I engage Tamba Lamin, and on what terms?
Email tamba@tambalamin.me with the role you have in mind, the platforms involved and the timeframe. Engagements run corp-to-corp through TSL Intelligence Labs, Inc. (New York) for international clients and through TpISENT (SL) Limited for clients in Sierra Leone; a W-9 and certificate of insurance are available on request. Mentoring and coaching run on a monthly retainer or a block of sessions. He is based on GMT, aligned to UK and EU working hours.
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