Ship the Press Release.
Then Build Everything Else.

AcmeClaw delivers managed OpenClaw instances, AI agent development, professional services, and custom applications — built with the Working Backwards methodology that starts at the end state and works toward it.

30+
Years in CX & Telco
33
Patents
Author
& Inventor

Know What You're Building
Before You Build It

AcmeClaw is a services company built on one principle: the quality of what you build is directly proportional to the clarity of the intent that preceded it. We apply the Working Backwards methodology to everything — from managed AI agent deployments to custom application development.

Born from 30+ years in CX and Telco, 33 patents, and the book Ship the Press Release, AcmeClaw bridges the gap between what AI tools can do and what organizations actually need them to do. No chatbot theater. No building the wrong thing faster.

We write the press release first. Then we build everything else.

The Working Backwards Method
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Ship the Press Release (PR/FAQ)
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Specification & Steering Docs
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Test-First Architecture
Autonomous Agent Build Loop
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Ship What You Actually Meant

What We Deliver

From managed infrastructure to custom builds — every engagement starts with knowing exactly what done looks like.

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Managed OpenClaw Instances

Fully managed, self-hosted OpenClaw deployments — your personal AI agent gateway running on your infrastructure, maintained by us. WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, and 20+ channels connected out of the box.

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AI Agent Development

Custom AI agents that take real action — not chatbots that deflect. Built with specification coding, test-first architecture, and the Working Backwards methodology from the book.

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Professional Services

Strategic consulting for AI adoption, contact center transformation, and CX architecture. 30+ years of Telco and CX expertise applied to your specific challenges.

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Project Management

End-to-end project leadership for AI initiatives — from the initial PR/FAQ through deployment. We manage the complexity so you ship on time and on target.

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AI Adoption Simulations

Business simulation exercises that let your team experience AI adoption decisions before committing resources. Discover failure modes in a sandbox, not in production.

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Custom Application Development

Full-stack application development using specification coding and AI-assisted build loops. We write the press release for your product, define every test, then build it.

Ship the Press Release

How the AcmeClaw PR/FAQ Was Written, Every Test Defined, and Zero Code Existed — Then the Agent Built It

A practitioner's guide to Working Backwards, Specification Coding, and the art of not fighting your AI. For the developer who knows exactly what they want to build and keeps building something else.

This book is the methodology behind everything AcmeClaw delivers. From vibe coding to specification coding, from steering docs to autonomous build loops — it's the playbook for building what you actually meant, not the generic version of your idea.

Working Backwards / PR/FAQ
Vibe vs. Spec Coding
Steering Docs & Hooks
AI Agents & Skills
Test-First Build Loops
Prompt Engineering
Non-English Dev Support
Companion Repository
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Chad Hendren

Founder, AcmeClaw

Inventor 30+ Years CX & Telco Author

Built by Someone Who's Been in the Trenches

Chad Hendren is an inventor, author, and veteran of 30+ years in customer experience and telecommunications. With 33 patents and the book Ship the Press Release, he brings a practitioner's perspective to AI adoption — grounded in what actually works in production, not what sounds good in a conference talk.

Three years ago, he couldn't write a Hello World application. Today, he's the author of a methodology for building with AI that starts where it should: at the end. The Working Backwards approach behind AcmeClaw is the same discipline that produced the book, the company, and every engagement we deliver.

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30+ Years CX & Telco

Contact center transformation, customer experience architecture

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AI Agents & OpenClaw

Managed deployments, autonomous agents, specification coding

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33 Patents

AI, CX, telecommunications, and enterprise technology

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Author & Speaker

Ship the Press Release — Working Backwards for AI development

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