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Insights
Practical notes on internal tools, process audits, and knowing when custom software earns its keep. Written the way we work: the point first, numbers over adjectives.
Six signs your team has outgrown its spreadsheets
Spreadsheets are the world's most successful internal tool, until they quietly become the bottleneck. Here's how to tell when yours has crossed the line.
Run a process audit before you buy software
Buying a platform to fix an unmapped process usually just automates the mess. A one-week audit changes what you buy, or whether you buy at all.
Build vs. buy: custom software for niche workflows
Off-the-shelf wins for commodity problems. Custom wins when the workflow is the business. A straight framework for making the call.