Zite Is Fast. The Last 10% Is Still the Hard Part
Zite gets you to a working app fast. The hard part is turning it into something your team can actually use. Here’s where we still engineer sync, offline behavior, state, AI workflows, ETL, and UX.
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How to Price No-Code Proposals (From Both Sides of the Table)
Same project. Proposals from $20K to $300K. The gap comes down to process clarity, scale, risk, stack transparency, time horizon, and ROI. How to read no-code proposals before you sign.
The SaaS Tax: Finding the $20,000 You're Wasting on Tools
A 6-month ATS build uncovered $20K+ in wasted SaaS spend. Fillout workarounds, n8n over Make.com, and a $1,200/month Notion bill nobody questioned.
Legal Case Management Template | Airtable + Zite
Intake, case tracking, client portal, document management. Built on Airtable. Explore free or get it built for your firm. Your data, your control.
“It’s already so much better than Monday.”
Jemini replaced a patchwork of recruiting tools with a custom hiring system built on Airtable and Zite. Applications, interviews, referrals, and reporting now run through one workflow, giving recruiters a clear pipeline and leadership real visibility into hiring progress.
"We're running workshops manually and it's not scaling."
520 hours saved per year.
$40K equivalent labour recovered.
One-person operation → structured system with clear ownership.
“My biggest time saver at this company.”
Stagwell Global replaced a 2-hour daily cash reporting process with an automated pipeline built on Airtable, n8n, and Postgres. The new system reduced manual reporting time, improved transaction deduplication, and gave the treasury team a faster, more reliable way to review daily cash activity.
Build vs. Rent: When Off-the-Shelf Software Doesn't Fit How You Work
ATS vendors quoted $5K–15K/year. The workflow didn't match any of them. A custom Airtable + Zite build cost less per year and works exactly how the team recruits.
“I did like 57 different demos... and none of them work.”
Paradigm rebuilt its back-office operations around Airtable, n8n, and QuickBooks Online to automate commission workflows, trade record sheets, and transaction tracking.
Why Real Estate Stays 10 Years Behind on Technology
A commercial real estate firm spends 4 hours weekly on what could be a 30 sec click. Here's why real estate is behind on technology; and how to fix it.