Notes from building business software.

Practical writing on the problems we actually solve: moving teams off spreadsheets, workflow automation, audit trails, and getting requirements right before building. No fluff, no gated PDFs.

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Integration · 8 min

How to Integrate TallyPrime With Your CRM, ERP or Custom App

TallyPrime can take invoices from your CRM or ERP and hand data back, but only if the integration is designed around how Tally actually runs. Here are the methods it supports, and the design decisions that matter more than the transport.

5 Oct 2026
Power Platform · 8 min

Power Apps vs Custom Development: How to Choose for a Business App

Most comparisons argue about build effort. The choice that holds up is about fit: who signs in, what it costs to license them, how much data the app handles, and who keeps it running.

5 Oct 2026
Power Platform · 8 min

Dataverse vs SharePoint List: Where Should Your Power Apps Data Live?

SharePoint lists come with Microsoft 365 and handle a simple tracker well. Dataverse needs premium licensing and earns it once the data turns relational, sensitive, or large. Here is where the line sits, using the limits from Microsoft's own documentation.

5 Oct 2026
Automation · 14 min

Power Automate Approval Workflows: Purchase Order, Leave, Expense and Invoice Examples

Four worked examples, from the trigger to where the decision is stored, then parallel approvals and timeout escalation step by step, plus the edge cases that break a simple flow: approvers on leave, edits after sign-off and the 30-day run limit.

5 Oct 2026
Buyer's guide · 6 min

Custom vs Off-the-Shelf Software for an SMB: An Honest Decision Guide

Most SMBs don't need to choose between buying and building. The real question is which parts of your workflow are worth building, and which you should rent.

5 Jun 2026
Process · 7 min

Requirements First: Why We Map Every Workflow Before We Build

Most business software projects go wrong before any code is written. Here is how we map the paper, spreadsheet, and WhatsApp process first, agree the scope in writing, and only then build.

2 Jun 2026
Legal-tech · 6 min

Turning Section 138 Deadlines Into Reliable Software

Cheque-bounce cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act run on hard statutory clocks. Here is how we turn those clocks into software that does not silently miss a date, and why a shared spreadsheet is the wrong tool for the job.

29 May 2026
Engineering · 9 min

What a CRM Audit Log Must Capture to Survive Board Review

An audit log that can't answer "who changed this, from what, to what, and when" is a liability dressed as a feature. Here's the bar for board review and due diligence, and how to turn the log into a board pack.

27 May 2026
Automation · 10 min

Power Automate vs Custom Code (Node.js): A Decision Framework for SMBs

Low-code and code-first aren't rivals. They're tools for different problems. Here's how we decide, four real workflows split step by step, and the hybrid that tends to outperform either alone.

24 May 2026
CRM · 11 min

Migrating a Small Sales Team Off a Shared-Excel Lead Register

A shared spreadsheet is fine until two people edit it at once. Here is how to migrate to a CRM without the file quietly creeping back into daily use.

22 May 2026
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