From the spreadsheet nobody touches to a system your team runs
I built Negri Electronics, an online distributor of unlocked mobile phones, to $54M in revenue. Now I advise owners of small and midsize companies on what is worth building, what is worth buying and what to leave alone. When something needs building, we build it.
Does this sound like your company?
A role exists mostly to move data between two systems by hand.
The website says "online ordering coming soon" and has for two years.
A quote for custom software came back high enough to end the conversation.
The systems that got the company here will not get it further, and nobody has had time to look. Most of the time, the person holding it together is you.
What it looks like when it is fixed
712 Powersports is a powersports repair shop in Shenandoah, Iowa. Its quotes depended on who was at the desk. Before we built anything, I asked how the shop actually works: how it prices labor, parts and fees, and how it handles tax. Then we built a quote tool for the phone, because that is where the work happens.
It has been live since August. The shop uses it every day, and estimates go out under the shop's own name. The owner asks for changes and gets them. We now offer the same tool to other repair shops as Bench.
Ryan has been awesome to work with. I would recommend him to any business owner. He listens and gathers as much information as possible before he starts anything. He wants to understand your business first and foremost. The quote tool has been a great tool for me. He is very open about suggestions to improve it as well. He also doesn't waste any time getting things done. Great guy!
How an engagement works
Three to six months, typically.
01
Work out what should exist.
02
Get it built.
03
Teach your team to use it.
04
Step away.
Advice and build are one conversation
The advice runs through NegriCo, on retainer. The building runs through Laicos. What I recommend is what we build, so nobody pays for discovery twice.
A system is built once, against a role that costs six figures every year.
What we do not do
We do not do staff augmentation. We do not take a seat on someone else's roadmap and build what we are told with no say in why.
I take on one or two engagements at a time.
Start here
If one spreadsheet is holding up a department in your company, send me an email.
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