The Systems Brief
Notes from building and running software for small businesses.
Practical, specific, occasionally opinionated. The things I end up explaining on calls, written down once.
22 September 2026
Integrations
Why your Zapier chain breaks at 2am, and what to do instead
No-code automation is brilliant until it becomes load-bearing. Here’s how to tell when you’ve crossed that line, and what a boring, reliable replacement looks like.