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Est. 1888 — Baldwinsville, New York

Built by those who
were never supposed to.

A Fifth Generation Idea Laboratory Now Powered by Artificial Intelligence. Carrying a Promise Forward Since 1888.

We help operators reduce cost, save time, and generate new revenue.

J. M. FUGETT.
ROAD CART.
No. 393,971. Patented Dec. 4, 1888.
Patent Drawing

The family has always built things.

Joseph Martin Fugett was born enslaved in Central Tennessee. He escaped during the Civil War, settled in Baldwinsville, New York, owned a blacksmith shop and a farm, and on December 4, 1888, received U.S. Patent No. 393,971 for a Road Cart with a spring suspension system designed to absorb horse motion.

"My invention relates to vehicles for the transportation of people... My object is to produce a road-cart free from horse motion."
Joseph M. Fugett, January 30, 1888

Since 1888, the family has kept identifying problems, designing solutions, and making the government document what gets built.

Fugett Labs is the family's innovation engine, deploying AI tools and applications for operators who need infrastructure, not just ideas.

Patent No. 393,971  ·  Dec. 4, 1888  ·  Baldwinsville, N.Y.
Russell Fugett
Russell Fugett

Russell Fugett is a 5th generation Baltimore-area entrepreneur, advisor, and builder who helps businesses identify where AI can create measurable value and then helps build the systems to capture it.

He is the founder of Fugett Labs, a Commissioner on the Maryland Economic Development Commission, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and host of the daily podcast Russell Fugett: Judgment Call.

When you book a call with Fugett Labs, you're talking directly with Russell.

To learn more about Russell, visit russellfugett.com

More AI-powered inventions coming soon.

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Whether you are ready to explore your AI opportunity, have a question about what Fugett Labs builds, or want to discuss a custom project, reach out directly.

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Notes From the Build

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Russell writes up the thinking behind each Judgment Call episode: what we're building, what's working, and what AI actually does in production. Free on Substack.

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Fugett Labs — What We Build

Products, AI Deployments,
and Infrastructure

Everything we've built, live and available to deploy. Most businesses start with Joe.

The Core Offer · Missed Calls
Available Now
Meet Joe
Missed calls are missed revenue. Joe answers every call your team can't, captures the lead, and texts you the details.
You keep the business. You get your time back. Built for home services, restaurants, law firms, medical practices, auto repair, and any business where a missed call is a lost job.
Stop Missing Calls →How Joe works →
Service Offering · Marketing
Now Booking
Meet Paul
Your marketing department, run by AI agents and directed by you.
Paul learns how you talk, what you sell, and who you serve, then keeps your business visible every week. He starts from whatever you have: a recording, a few notes, your website, a win from this week. Everything is drafted in your voice, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
One monthly engagement. Everything included:
  • Strategy and a content calendar, so you always know what's going out and why
  • Content in your voice: posts, carousels, short video clips, and blog articles
  • Social media management: scheduled, published, and kept consistent
  • Website development: new sites and landing pages built, updated, and kept current
  • YouTube: titles, descriptions, and clips that keep each video working
  • Digital advertising: paid campaigns built around what your audience already responds to
  • A monthly report on what went out and what earned attention
Who it's for: Owners and experts who know they should be visible but can't give marketing hours a week. Paul runs our own daily show, Judgment Call.
Talk About Marketing →How Paul works →
Service Offering
Now Free
AI Opportunity Discovery
Find out exactly where you can cut cost, win back hours, and stop losing work that nobody had time to get to.
Book your 30-minute discovery call, at no cost. You get a written AI Opportunity Report with prioritized recommendations and ROI projection, plus a 30-minute debrief to walk through findings and identify next steps. Delivered in 48 hours. No jargon. Built for operators who are ready to move.
Who it's for: Small business owners, practice managers, and operators who know AI is relevant but haven't identified where to start.
Free
No cost. Delivered in 48 hrs.
Product — Available to Deploy
Live
Wide Open Index
A searchable index of podcast episodes by topic, guest, and scripture.
Built for The Basement with Tim Ross, the Wide Open Index makes a podcast archive truly findable. Search by theme, by who spoke, or by Bible verse referenced. This infrastructure can be custom built for any podcast or YouTube channel.
Available for: Churches, faith-based podcasts, and any creator with a deep content archive worth searching.
See it live → Inquire about a build →
Product 01
Live Free
Banquet — Community Eats
Virtual event and food coordination for communities that gather around a table.
Host creates an event and shares a unique link. Guests RSVP and the live guest list updates in real time. DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, Instacart, and Google all linked. Countdown timer, Add to Calendar, and Join Call built in. Where shared meals become shared moments. First wave: faith communities, nonprofits, and neighborhood organizations.
Free to use — live at banquethost.com
Visit Banquet →
Fugett Labs — Service Offering
Available Now

AI Opportunity Discovery

Discover where AI can cut friction, reduce cost, and generate new revenue for you and your business. You'll receive a report showing you exactly where AI can uniquely create value — and what to do first.

Step One
30-minute discovery call
Book it directly. No payment and no sales pitch. We map your workflows, your pain points, and where time and money are leaking, before anything gets built or recommended.
Deliverable
Written AI Opportunity Report
A prioritized list of what to fix first, what it is worth, and what it takes. Delivered within 48 hours. Built from your workflows, not a template.
Included
ROI projection and 30-min debrief
Every report carries a projected figure for hours saved per week and dollars saved per year. We walk through it together on a 30-minute debrief call and decide what happens next.
Who It's For
Operators ready to move
Business owners, practice managers, and operators who know AI is relevant to their business but haven't yet identified where to start. This cuts through the noise.

Ready to put a number on it?

Book your discovery call. Report delivered in 48 hours. No cost.

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Free
No cost. 48-hr delivery.