"𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝚝̶𝚎̶𝚛̶𝚛̶𝚘̶𝚛̶𝚒̶𝚜̶𝚝̶𝚜̶ 𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑟𝑠." - SaaS clients everywhere

On one hand, the vibe code your own CRM in a weekend myth has been mostly debunked, especially as maintenance needs and system changes come full circle to rear their ugly heads.

Yet we at Capto can validate that the age-old "build vs. buy" equation has in fact seen the scales tip meaningfully.

Almost every day we talk to CFOs and other company leaders that might not be ripping out their core SAP, Oracle, and Odoo instances (just to shamelessly tag a few), but they are increasingly interested in building to own the second-degree...

🛠️Tools that build bridges, automate actions, and move data between core systems
🛠️Dashboards, tracking and reporting
🛠️Reconciliation, compliance, and conversion (i.e. currency and tax)
🛠️Locally hosted and regulated AI companions

These are some of the previously vendor-satisfied requirements that companies are increasingly seeing the vision for investing in custom-built to own solutions that enhance their IP and competitive edge... for that reason, they are done negotiating with vendors.

Now watch this drive🏌️...

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Originally posted on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/petersteube_%F0%9D%91%A4%F0%9D%91%92-%F0%9D%91%91%F0%9D%91%9C-%F0%9D%91%9B%F0%9D%91%9C%F0%9D%91%A1-%F0%9D%91%9B%F0%9D%91%92%F0%9D%91%94%F0%9D%91%9C%F0%9D%91%A1%F0%9D%91%96%F0%9D%91%8E%F0%9D%91%A1%F0%9D%91%92-%F0%9D%91%A4%F0%9D%91%96-activity-7488421296377217024-ezGV