Collection · 5 articles
The SaaS stack for a small firm.
A small firm's software bill covers about nine jobs, several of which the platform you already pay for can do. Each piece here answers one of them on its own. What the nine jobs are, and what each pricing model does to the bill as you hire. Why email is four purchases wearing one name: a domain, a mailbox, a retention tier, and the client you work in. How to tell a real duplicate subscription from two tools that only look alike, and how to cancel before the data clock runs out. Which of your tools actually reach the mailbox rather than just mailing you about it, and what the consent screen granted them. And what still earns its line once an AI email client is in the stack. Start with whichever one is your question today.
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The nine software jobs a small firm has to cover
The nine jobs a small firm covers in software, which ones its platform already handles, what each pricing model does to the bill, and what to buy when.
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Where email fits in a small firm's software stack
Email is four purchases wearing one name: a domain, a mailbox, a retention tier and the client you work in. What each costs, and when to decide.
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How to find and cut overlapping subscriptions
How to find every subscription your firm pays for, tell a real duplicate from a false one, and cancel safely before the data clock runs out.
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Which tools in your stack actually reach the mailbox
Five ways a product can touch your mail, how to tell a real connection from a notification, what the consent screen grants, and what is about to break.
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What to keep in your stack when you add AI to email
Which subscriptions survive an AI email client, which few genuinely stop earning, the test that grades the rest, and what you keep that never had a bill.