Field Notes
Long-form notes from inside the build. Custom CRM, AI integrations, POS systems, and what we've learned shipping software for complex businesses in Pakistan, UAE, and beyond.
The UAE is moving to mandatory e-invoicing in the PINT-AE format, transmitted through accredited platforms. Here is the timeline, why most software is not ready, and how to get ready without replacing your system.
Read the essay80% of Tier-1 retail branches are disconnected from FBR. Here is why FBR POS systems keep dropping, the failure modes behind it, and what a POS built to stay connected does differently.
Read the essayDrop in a master plan PDF and an Excel inventory. Vector turns them into one live map you can paint by investor, buyer, status or phase, then export a buyer proposal PDF in one click. No AutoCAD, no GIS course, no per-seat fee.
Read the essayDeciding to replace the spreadsheet stack is the easy part. The replacement only survives if it gets five things right. Here are the five.
Read the essayOpen the shared drive at almost any growing enterprise in Pakistan or the UAE. You'll find about fifty spreadsheets across ten departments, with no single source of truth. This is what it costs.
Read the essayUAE and Pakistan SMEs run sales across 11 inboxes and 5 ad dashboards. Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho weren't built for this. Here is what should replace them.
Read the essayOff-the-shelf CRM bends your business to its will. Custom CRM does the opposite. Why the world's most complex businesses are walking away from Salesforce and what they're building instead.
Read the essayThat's exactly what we build for. Tell us about the system you've been forcing into Salesforce, Odoo, or spreadsheets — we'll show you what it looks like as software designed around it.
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