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Thoughts on software, automation, and building things.

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StrategyMarch 18, 20265 min read

Why custom software beats SaaS subscriptions

You pay €200/month for a tool that does 80% of what you need. The other 20% forces you to change how you work. Here's why that's the wrong deal.

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Othman Kaddach

Founder, Dakiy

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Case Study4 min

How we automated a client's invoicing in 3 weeks

A logistics company was spending 2 days a month manually creating and sending invoices. We built an automation that does it in 4 minutes.

March 10, 2026Read
Tools6 min

n8n vs Make: which automation tool actually fits your business

Both tools can automate your workflows. The difference is in price, control, and where they break. Here's how we choose between them for clients.

February 22, 2026Read
Industry5 min

Morocco's tech moment: why the window is right now

Morocco has the engineering talent, the geographic position, and the infrastructure. What it's been missing is the local software ecosystem to match.

February 14, 2026Read
Strategy5 min

The real cost of off-the-shelf software (it's not what you're paying)

The subscription fee is just the beginning. The real costs are the ones that don't show up on any invoice: workarounds, training, missed features, and the compounding cost of adapting to software that doesn't fit.

January 28, 2026Read
Strategy6 min

What custom software actually costs (and why the range is so wide)

"How much does custom software cost?" is like asking how much a car costs. The range is €5K to €500K+ and both numbers are correct. Here's how to know where your project lands.

January 15, 2026Read
Tools5 min

Cheaper Zapier alternatives that actually work

Zapier is expensive at scale and everyone knows it. Here are the alternatives we actually use for clients — and when each one makes sense.

December 10, 2025Read
Strategy6 min

Custom CRM vs Salesforce: when to stop paying the enterprise tax

Salesforce is the default answer for CRM. It's also €150+/user/month for features most teams never touch. Here's the honest comparison.

November 18, 2025Read
Automation5 min

How to automate client onboarding without losing the human touch

Client onboarding is where first impressions get made. Most businesses do it manually because they're afraid automation will make it feel cold. It doesn't have to.

October 5, 2025Read
Automation7 min

AI automation for small businesses in 2026: what works, what doesn't

The hype is everywhere. The reality is more specific. Here's what AI automation actually delivers for small businesses today — and what's still vaporware.

September 12, 2025Read
Industry6 min

The jobs AI will replace first — and the ones it won't

Not all roles are equally at risk. Here's how to read the signals — and understand which skills are becoming obsolete versus which ones AI is making more valuable.

February 3, 2025Read
Strategy5 min

Over-engineered processes are quietly killing your business

Most businesses don't fail because of bad products. They fail because the internal weight of their own systems slows them until they can't compete anymore.

January 14, 2025Read
Automation5 min

Paperwork is killing your business. Here's the data.

The average knowledge worker spends 2.5 hours a day on admin tasks that generate zero value. For a 10-person team, that's 3 full-time employees doing nothing but paperwork.

December 9, 2024Read
Strategy5 min

The hidden cost of doing things manually (it's higher than you think)

Manual work has a visible cost — the time it takes. It also has costs that never appear on any spreadsheet but are often far larger: errors, delays, blind spots, and a ceiling on growth.

November 18, 2024Read