Four subscriptions doing one job? Own the tool instead.

Custom-built software that replaces the monthly stack, built once, owned by you.

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The software bill grows every year and nobody remembers approving half of it.

Each tool does 80% of the job, so people bridge the gaps by hand.

The vendor raises prices knowing it hurts more to leave.

How it works

Do the math first

Current subscriptions, honestly totaled, against a build. If owning doesn't win, I'll say so.

Build the one tool

Exactly your workflow, nothing rented. You own the code and the data.

Run it lean

Hosting and upkeep at a fraction of the old bill, with me or with anyone you choose.

What it costs

$8,000 to $25,000+

one-time build; typically $200 to $500 a month to run. Assessment fee credited.

Not sure which end of the range you'd land on? Start with the assessment: it answers that with a guarantee.

What moves the number

How many rented tools it replaces and their combined monthly bill
How many people use it and what it must connect to
Compliance or industry rules

Is custom software risky for a small business?

It's risky when a shop builds you a mystery box. You get the source, the accounts, the docs, and a tool any competent developer could take over.

When is this a bad idea?

When one cheap subscription already fits. The math step exists to catch that, and I'll show you the answer either way.

Senior work, without the agency wrapped around it.

I'm Chris Patten: 18 years as a CIO, an accountant by background, grew a company from $1M to $69M, built a platform that did $110M+, and built and sold my own business. You work with me directly, and I have no software to sell you.

Start with a free 20-minute call.

You talk, I listen, and I tell you honestly whether I can help, including "you don't need me for this." If we go further, the assessment is guaranteed and credited against your first project.

Book the free call.

Twenty minutes on the phone about own your tools, cut the subscriptions. No pitch deck, no obligation.

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