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One system you own - not a dozen you rent
Most teams run on a patchwork of per-seat tools that don't talk to each other.
Project management in one app, your CRM in another, spreadsheets and Slack threads holding the seams together - while leads, hours and data slip through the cracks. We replace the patchwork with one system you own: your data, costs and workflows consolidated into a single source of truth. Start with a single automation or rebuild the whole back office - what we build is yours to keep.
A dozen disconnected tools, consolidated into one system you own.
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The tool sprawl is quietly costing you
Every disconnected tool is another login, another per-seat invoice, another place your data goes to hide. Your team re-keys the same record into three systems, chases approvals across four, and rebuilds the same report by hand every month.
The tools were supposed to save time. Now managing them is the job. We've untangled this for event organizers, creator and marketing agencies, nonprofits and co-ops, and professional-services teams - and it almost always starts the same way: too many tools, none of them talking.
What changes when everything lives in one place
Three outcomes, every time.
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Save time
Automations handle the re-keying, the chasing and the monthly reports. SocialNext got back about 16 hours of admin on every event - from the schedule builder alone.
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Cut costs
Trade a stack of per-seat subscriptions for software you host for often under $100 a month. MODERNSPEAK pays zero per-seat fees - and it scales without charging for every new hire.
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Grow
With the busywork gone, your team spends its hours on revenue - optimizing ad spend, closing deals, serving customers - instead of copy-pasting between tabs.
01Project example
From spreadsheets to a system of their own
SocialNext was running nation-spanning events out of spreadsheets, forms and disconnected platforms, re-keying the same data between ticketing, email and community tools. They didn't need another tool. They needed a system of their own.
We migrated hundreds of thousands of records out of Airtable with their history intact, then built an event operating system they own outright - speakers, sponsors, schedules and integrations, all talking to each other. The schedule that used to eat a week now takes an afternoon.
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We don't start from zero
Years of building internal software means we rarely start with a blank page. We begin from a proven foundation - built on Supabase, Next.js and Vercel - and shape it to how your team actually works. That's how a full internal platform can land in as little as three to five months instead of a year.
The stack is deliberately affordable. Instead of paying per seat, forever, you pay to build it once and host it for often under $100 a month. And it's true internal software - no proprietary platform renting you back your own data.
How we work
Start small or all-in. Either way, you own the result.
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Start small or all-in
Come to us with one painful workflow or a whole back office. Both are valid front doors.
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We build on a proven foundation
We roll out and tailor our internal-software foundation to your team - often live in three to five months.
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You own it outright
The infrastructure is yours. No per-seat fees, no lock-in, no renting your data back.
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We keep growing it with you
Most clients stay on a retainer because they want to - new automations, new tools, taking over more of the stack over time.
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Or take it in-house, anytime
Anti-lock-in is our dogma. If you'd rather run it yourself, we hand it over cleanly.
01Project example
AI as a scalpel, not a battering ram
MODERNSPEAK, a creator-management agency, was drowning in invoicing, commissions, taxes and keeping their database, staff, creators and Xero books in perfect alignment. We rebuilt how the business runs: a bespoke operating system with batch invoicing, a passwordless creator portal, and two-way Xero sync keeping books, tax and commission in lockstep.
Then we added 18 AI desk tools, each grounded in the agency's own data. That's the difference - AI pointed precisely at real work, not bolted on for show. Years in, they still call us part of the team.
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The best way to get AI-ready is to own your data
Every team is being told to adopt AI. The part nobody mentions: AI and agents are only as good as the data you can give them. If your information is scattered across a dozen rented platforms, you're not ready - no matter which model you bolt on.
Consolidating your operations into one system you control is the groundwork. Do it now, and moving into AI and agentic workflows later becomes a feature you add, not a rebuild you dread.
What we automate
A few of the things we've built - from quick wins to full platforms.
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Website to ad platforms
Pull content straight from your CMS into Meta and Google Ads, so the team stops copy-pasting and spends its time on ROI.
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Deal onboarding in one motion
A single trigger sends the welcome email, shares the docs and sales materials, spins up project dashboards and Drive folders, and queues the commission payout.
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Lead capture that never sleeps
A form submission pings your team in Slack or Teams instantly and sends an AI-written follow-up - so no lead goes cold.
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Accounting on autopilot
Two-way sync between your ticketing or sales tools and Xero, with reconciliation and a forward-looking view of business health - not just last quarter's books.
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Answers from your own knowledge
RAG-powered search and AI desk tools grounded in your documents and data, so your team finds what it needs in seconds.
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Portals, dashboards and full products
Client portals, role-based team views, even customer-facing products - like Zephy, a Chrome extension and app that helps freelancers get paid more for their work.
Specialists in every flavour of automation
Looking for something more specific? Start here.
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AI automation
AI and agentic automation grounded in your data - used as a scalpel, not a battering ram.
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Zapier & n8n automation
Quick-win automations across Zapier, n8n and Make - the fast front door to a more connected operation.
Questions teams ask before they start
Next step
Ready to run on one system?
Tell us about the tools you're juggling. We'll show you what consolidating them could look like - and what it would take to own it.