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Practical, opinionated articles from the QuickSort team — written for founders, product owners, and operators who want to make better decisions about software.
Three integrations that pay for themselves in six months
The most expensive software in most businesses isn't a subscription — it's the gap between two tools you already pay for. Here are the three gaps we see most often in Greek SMBs, and how to tell whether closing one would pay for itself inside six months.
Read articleExcel isn't your problem — treating it as a business system is
Excel is the best spreadsheet ever made. The trouble starts the day a spreadsheet quietly becomes the system your whole business runs on. Here's how to tell when that line has been crossed, and what it's really costing you.
Read article5 signs your business has outgrown its SaaS stack
If your team spends hours every week copy-pasting between systems, or your Friday afternoons disappear into spreadsheet reconciliation, you're not alone. Here are the five signs we see most often before a business decides it's time for something built for them.
Read articleA 1,050% price increase: what the VMware story should teach every business about vendor lock-in
Broadcom bought VMware in late 2023 and rewrote the contract terms within weeks. AT&T was quoted a 1,050% one-year price increase. European cloud providers reported hikes of 800–1,500%. This is the clearest argument in years for owning the critical parts of your software stack.
Read articleWhat 65,000 developers say about their tech stack — and what it means for your project
Stack Overflow's 2024 Developer Survey polled more than 65,000 engineers about the tools they actually use in production. Here's what the data says, and how to use it when commissioning custom software.
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