THE STUDIO / RICHARD GABELA
Software built around your business.
We build websites, mobile apps, and business software that solve practical problems—with direct access to the person responsible for your project.
Our founder and CEO, Richard Gabela, has more than 20 years of experience developing and operating software businesses. He continues to lead and operate several SaaS companies he founded and consults with other businesses on software and technology. His experience includes building online dating platforms that have reached hundreds of thousands of members. That experience shapes our approach to client work: we consider the commercial and operational decisions behind a product alongside its design and technology.
We work closely with clients from initial planning through development, launch, and ongoing support. Each engagement begins with a clear understanding of the problem, the priorities, and the scope. Throughout the project, we emphasize straightforward communication, realistic timelines, and maintainable software. Clients retain ownership of their code and data, with the flexibility to build on their investment as their business evolves.
Our work spans customer portals, booking and payment systems, internal tools, integrations, and AI-powered automation. Our development process is AI-assisted, using leading models from Anthropic and OpenAI, with human oversight of architecture, testing, and quality. Richard also writes about technology and entrepreneurship and is the author of Master SQL in 15 Days, Master Python in 15 Days, and Asymmetric Wealth.
Four Rules We Stand By
They're the reason clients come back
Direct Collaboration
Clear communication with the people responsible for your software, from the first conversation through launch.
We Ship With Focus
Clear milestones, focused scope, and regular progress updates keep your project moving.
You Own Everything
Full source code, delivered. Host it anywhere, change it anytime, hire anyone to work on it.
The Price Is the Price
Fixed-price quotes with no surprise invoices. You know the number before we write a line of code.
Platforms We've Built
Live production systems, not mockups. Every one of these is running today.

NY Minute Dating
Speed dating and singles events across New York City. Event ticketing, attendee matching, and the admin tooling behind a business that has been running for nearly two decades.

LaRedLaboral
A bilingual job marketplace spanning 20 countries in Latin America, built around salary transparency and verified employers.

CougarFlame
A dating platform built from the database up — member profiles, matching, subscription tiers, and moderation tooling.

Dental Symmetry
A practice site for a Plainview, NY dental office, with online appointment requests, service pages, and a patient-facing blog.
Books by Our Founder
Real knowledge, packaged for people who want to learn without the fluff.

Master SQL in 15 Days
The Friendly, No-Nonsense Guide to Databases and Queries
Databases without the dry academic approach. Practical, hands-on, and it gets you productive fast. If you want to know what I know about databases, it's all in here.
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Master Python in 15 Days
The Friendly, No-Nonsense Guide to Coding and Automation
Python from zero to automating real work — scripts, data, and the everyday tasks that eat your time. Hands-on from day one, no academic fluff.
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Asymmetric Wealth
The New Rules of Getting Rich When Machines Think
A guide for entrepreneurs navigating the AI shift — leverage, the new economics of value, and how to build wealth when the old rules stop applying.
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