Founder of Orbyt Labs.
Justin Bartak
I've been CTO three times. Now my AI officers can refuse me.
Hello, Orbyt Labs.
Orbyt Labs is one human and a team of AI officers. The officers run the departments. I do the deciding. They can refuse me. Every run is recorded. The ledgers are public.
They already have. The first review of my operating plan by a rival AI came back “Do not ratify as-is,” with three blockers. I fixed two. The third I waived on the record, the path the review itself allowed. Decision D-0028, July 20, 2026.
I'm testing in public whether AI can run a product, then a leadership team, then a company. Jobs, Intelligence, and Orbyt One are in early access today. I've been on Claude Code and Codex since day one.
Counted
Recognized at WWDC.
At Ntractive I built Elements: a web app in a native desktop shell, served from the internet, that looked and behaved like a desktop app. In 2007 that was new. Today it is common. Elements was featured at WWDC 2007. Apple leadership and Steve Jobs reviewed the product personally, the design as much as the architecture. It was showcased in Apple Stores from London to Tokyo. That moment shaped how I build.
Track record.
I've spent the last decade building platforms where complexity disappears and clarity stays. My work spans regulated fintech (banking, payments, tax, payroll, and accounting), proptech, CRM, and ERP. I've raised capital for my own companies. I've built the prototypes and working apps that other companies raised on.
I've been CTO three times. I've held CPO, CTO, CDO, and CMO titles, three of them at once at Norhart. I've led 30+ person teams. I've shipped entire products solo.
Purecraft / Orbyt Labs
Founder & Chief AI Officer
Building a company run by a team of AI officers, with one human in the loop. The first product reached production grade in 32 days and launched on day 50. 691K lines of code, 41,697 tests, 15 languages, and counting.
Aiwyn / Taxa
VP AI Product & Design
Created an AI-native tax platform built to displace the incumbents. Ran product, design, and front-end engineering as one group, no handoffs, and shipped the prototype that secured $113M from KKR & Bessemer. Compressed tax workflows from 30 steps to 3-4. Led the teams that built the app that ran the model in production: observability, self-healing, correction.
Aiwyn announcement, December 19, 2024Norhart
CTO, CDO, CMO
Launched a $70M SEC-qualified investment platform and engine in nine months. Cut capital cycles 75%, from 90 days to 21. Shifted a $200M organization to a design-driven operating model.
Norhart Invest SEC offering circular, July 3, 2023Gro CRM
Co-Founder, CPO, CTO, CDO
Architected and shipped a multi-tenant CRM/ERP for small business, as native macOS, iOS, and watchOS apps on one platform. Reached No. 3 in the App Store's CRM category. Won FinancesOnline Rising Star and Great User Experience awards.
Ntractive
Founder, CTO, then CEO from 2008
Founded, built, and shipped disruptive CRM and ERP products for the Apple business market. Spoke in Apple Stores around the world, in a program run with Apple Marketing. Raised Series A and Series B venture capital. Reached small business, mid-market, and enterprise customers across multiple countries.
What people say.
“Justin has an astonishing wealth of knowledge and skills that are hard to find in C-level leadership.”
“Justin excelled in three C-level roles at Norhart, delivering top-tier performance.”
“I have never met someone who cares more about his product and people, moves incredibly fast, and has a very nuanced design eye.”