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Oct 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET · 5 min read
Nine-year-olds don't care about your title, your KPIs, or your motivational speech. They care whether you show up and whether it's fun. Turns out adults aren't that different.
Read more →Oct 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET · 4 min read
Purchase orders sitting in someone's inbox for six days. Discounts expiring. Vendors calling. SAP Business One approval procedures fix this — if you set them up right.
Read more →Oct 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET · 4 min read
Your warehouse team is still typing item codes by hand. A $30 scanner and Odoo's barcode app can kill picking errors and pay for itself in a month.
Read more →Oct 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET · 4 min read
As a musician who's played for empty rooms and a CEO who sells ERP systems, I've learned that every 'no' is tuning data. Here's how bad gigs made me better at…
Read more →Oct 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET · 3 min read
SAP Business One licensing costs what? David Strausser breaks down real costs vs. hype, modules, and where Odoo fits without sales jargon.
Read more →Oct 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET · 5 min read
As an ERP consultant at Dead Brands LLC, I've watched small businesses repeat the same Odoo implementation mistakes for years. This post breaks down the top…
Read more →Oct 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET · 7 min read
My calendar has two bosses: my clients and my kids' school schedule. Guess which one never accepts a reschedule. What being a dad taught me about running a business on someone else's clock.
Read more →Oct 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET · 5 min read
Realistic SAP Business One timelines for SMBs: honest week-ranges per phase, the three things that blow up every rollout, and red flags in a partner's proposal.
Read more →Oct 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET · 16 min read
Odoo 20 launched September 24, 2026, and the headlines all scream AI. The real story is quieter: accounting guardrails that stop expensive mistakes, payroll that grew up, Field Service folding into Planning, a phone system worth using, and a Light User tier that changes the seat math. Here's the deep dive.
Read more →Oct 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET · 7 min read
Odoo 20 launched this week in Brussels, and the headline isn't another chatbot. The AI can now create and change real records in your ERP. Here's what that means for small businesses.
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET · 2 min read
Automation should remove work, not relocate it. Here are the five Odoo automation mistakes I see most often — and how to fix each one.
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET · 5 min read
If aliens landed tomorrow and asked to see how your business runs, would your ERP impress them — or would they assume we'd already been conquered by the spreadsheets?
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET · 8 min read
Back around 2016, I found Chromaleaf on the NAMM show floor while networking in Los Angeles. They custom-built me cables to chase Joe Perry's sound, and years later I sold them SAP Business One. Tech, work, and music, all in one story.
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET · 5 min read
SAP Business One 10.0 Feature Package 2608 brings Ask AI and AI-assisted queries to small businesses. Here's what's real, what's hype, and why the browser-based Web Client matters more than the AI headlines.
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET · 8 min read
Learn how Odoo WMS helps 3PLs reduce ghost inventory through accurate receiving, better on-hand visibility, disciplined cycle counting, and stronger warehouse management controls.
Read more →Oct 1, 2026 at 6:30 AM ET · 5 min read
Sales reps ignore your CRM pipeline setup because it’s too complicated. Here’s what actually gets used, and here is why Odoo’s approach works.
Read more →Sep 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET · 9 min read
SAP's public roadmap puts Version 11 in 2027, and every release between now and then is web-client-first. What the roadmap actually says, the under-the-radar features proving the browser already won, and the five things to do before 2027.
Read more →Sep 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET · 8 min read
When your Odoo server crashes at 2 AM and the support team is a ghost, open-source ERP becomes a double-edged sword. Here's what to do when the lights go out.
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