Software Product Studio

Your idea.
Built right.
Built by someone who's shipped for 40 years.

Most people building AI products have five years of experience. Most people with forty years of experience can't build AI products. I'm both—four decades of enterprise rigor, still shipping AI products this year.

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$275M Architect of the product Microsoft acquired for $275 million. It became Microsoft Operations Manager.
200+ Security software trusted by 200+ organizations in banking, healthcare, government, and critical infrastructure—on six continents.

How It Works

You talk directly to someone who has written the kernel drivers and managed the managers. Four decades of building—from individual contributor to Director of Engineering to founder to CTO—focused on your product.

1

We Talk About Your Idea

You bring the problem you want solved. I ask the questions that matter. We figure out if there's a fit.

2

I Architect and Build It

The same person who designs the architecture writes the code. No handoffs. No translation errors. No surprises.

3

You Launch With a Working Product

Not a prototype. Not a pitch deck. A real product that works, built to last.

Three Ways to Work Together

Whether you need a specification, a product, or ongoing technical leadership—there's an engagement model that fits.

Engagement 01

Blueprint

Idea to specification. A complete technical blueprint: what to build, how to build it, what it costs, and where the risks are.

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Engagement 02

Beta

Idea to working product. In 60–90 days, go from validated concept to a real, deployable beta. The flagship offering.

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Engagement 03

Studio Partner

Ongoing fractional CTO. For products that are live and growing: architecture, development, and strategic technical decisions.

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Gene Allen, founder of Acumen Studios

Gene Allen

I've held every job in software development. Individual contributor writing kernel drivers. Architect of the product Microsoft acquired for $275 million. Director of Engineering running 30-person teams and multi-million dollar budgets. Founder who's shipped his own products for 20 years. CTO of a security company with patented architecture. When you bring me a project, you're getting someone who has been every person on the org chart—and knows which ones your project actually needs.

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Ready to Build?

Bring me an idea. Leave with a working product. Let's start with a conversation.

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