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Internal tools your team will actually use.

Custom CRM, ops dashboards, and internal apps that fit how your business actually works — instead of forcing your business to fit a generic SaaS.

— The challenge

Why this matters now.

Generic CRMs force generic processes. Your team builds workarounds — spreadsheets, Notion docs, Slack channels — that hide the data you need to run the business. Reports become guesses. Onboarding new hires takes weeks. The 'system' becomes a tax on every other initiative.

— Who it’s for

Best fit for

Service businesses with unique fulfilment workflows
Companies hitting limits of HubSpot/Salesforce customisation
Operations teams running on spreadsheets
Multi-team businesses needing role-based dashboards
Founders who want clean data, not seat licences

— Our approach

How we think about it.

Off-the-shelf CRMs make 80% of teams 80% happy. The other 20% of work — the part that's actually your competitive edge — gets crammed into custom fields, spreadsheets, and Slack threads. We build the right tool for that 20%: a custom CRM, ops dashboard, or internal app that fits your workflow like a glove and that your team will actually open every day.

— What’s included

Capabilities

Every engagement covers what you need from this list. We don’t up-sell tracks you don’t use.

Custom CRM development

Pipelines, contacts, deals, activities — modelled to your sales motion, not a SaaS template.

Internal dashboards

Real-time ops dashboards, exec scoreboards, team-specific views.

Workflow automation

Triggers, queues, approvals, escalations — the boring stuff that reps hate doing manually.

API integrations

Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Stripe, QuickBooks, Slack, Google Workspace — connecting what you already use.

Role-based access

Permissions modelled around your org chart, not generic admin/user/viewer.

Reporting & analytics

Custom dashboards, exportable reports, scheduled email digests.

Data migration

From spreadsheets, legacy databases, or other CRMs — cleaned and de-duplicated en route.

Training & rollout

Phased adoption, internal documentation, change-management support.

— How we work

Process

No magic. Five disciplined stages, weekly demos, and a single point of contact who actually responds to email.

01

Map

Current workflow, pain points, who does what, what data lives where.

02

Design

Screen-by-screen UX with your power users in the room.

03

Build

Iterative, weekly demos with your team using it.

04

Migrate

Data import, integrations live, parallel run with your old system.

05

Adopt

Training, documentation, gradual rollout, support window.

— Stack

Tools we use

Next.jsPostgresPrismaSupabaseRetooltRPCResendStripeZapier

— You walk away with

Deliverables

  • 01Custom CRM or dashboard tailored to your workflow
  • 02Integration with your existing tools
  • 03Role-based permissions
  • 04User training + written documentation
  • 05Hosted, monitored, backed up
  • 06Source code in your GitHub
  • 07Six-month support window

— Engagement

How we work together.

Up-front honesty about scope, cost, and timeline. The numbers below are typical — we’ll quote yours specifically once we understand the project.

Typical investment

$40k – $150k

Minimum engagement

$25k for a focused dashboard MVP

Timeline

8–16 weeks

Best fit for

Operations-heavy businesses, agencies, professional services, marketplaces

— FAQ

Common questions

Most companies don't need custom — they need configuration help. But if your competitive advantage is in your process, off-the-shelf forces compromises you'll feel every day.

Yes — Slack, Google Workspace, Stripe, QuickBooks, your existing CRM. We build with APIs, not duct tape.

We offer retainer support, or hand off source code + docs so your in-house team or another agency can take it over.

SOC 2-aligned hosting, role-based permissions, audit logs, encrypted data at rest and in transit. Compliant with GDPR by default; HIPAA on request.

— Ready when you are

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