We spent our first six months building double-entry accounting instead of features. I still don't know if that was right.
Here was the argument: anyone can generate a CRM now.
What you can't generate is the boring stuff underneath a real ledger, a payroll engine, a shared inbox that writes to the same records. So we built that first, and shipped the impressive-looking parts later.
The cost was real. We had nothing demo-able for months while people shipped AI tools every week.
For anyone who's made this call: did you build the unglamorous foundation first, or ship the visible thing and backfill? I'm curious whether the "boring first" bet actually pays off or just feels virtuous.
Pythagora
Excited for ERPnBox—congrats on the launch and wishing you a great Product Hunt day! 🚀
@leon_ostrez Thank you!