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Please don't rebuild Xero

Custom software should connect to excellent specialist tools, not imitate them.

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THE THING WE KEEP SEEING

New year. One small software resolution.

Please do not build your own accounting platform.

FIELD NOTE 15 / FOLLOW THE WORK

Look at the
whole journey.

An illustrative map of this question.
The useful detail is often between the steps.

  1. 01OWN THE EXPERIENCE
  2. 02CONNECT CLEANLY
  3. 03LET XERO BE XERO
THE USEFUL QUESTION

Own the experience. Let specialist tools do their job.

01 / START HERE

Which tools genuinely earn their place?

02 / START HERE

Where are the manual handoffs?

03 / START HERE

What experience should your organisation own?

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Make this aboutyour business.

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