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Oct 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET · 6 min read
David Strausser on the 20-minute Sunday calendar audit: decline, delegate or delete three things a week and block dad time first, like your highest-value meeting.
Read more →Oct 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM ET · 6 min read
David Strausser on why a real Sunday reset (football, family, zero inbox) is the cheapest performance upgrade a small business owner can make.
Read more →Oct 10, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET · 5 min read
David Strausser on the parallels between learning guitar and building a business — patience, practice, and embracing the suck.
Read more →Oct 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM ET · 6 min read
Why SAP Business One implementations always run long, how partners manipulate timelines, and what business owners can do about it.
Read more →Oct 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET · 5 min read
Odoo's all-apps-included pricing model vs traditional per-user-per-module ERP pricing. Real numbers for real businesses.
Read more →Oct 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM ET · 3 min read
Crypto taxes are a messy topic. Why do most people avoid discussing them? Here’s why you shouldn’t worry—and what to actually do.
Read more →Oct 9, 2026 at 8:35 AM ET · 7 min read
The Eagles play the Jaguars in London at 9:30 AM Sunday. Some people call getting up early for football unbalanced. I call it a lesson in what the grind is…
Read more →Oct 9, 2026 at 6:30 AM ET · 6 min read
I ran out of coffee on a Monday morning. That's when I realized my kitchen has the same inventory problems I fix for clients.
Read more →Oct 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM ET · 7 min read
I close deals for a living. Nothing prepared me for a 9-year-old with a water bottle and a list of demands at 9:47 PM.
Read more →Oct 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM ET · 6 min read
Seven numbers you can pull from your ERP on a Saturday morning that tell you more about your business than a week of meetings.
Read more →Oct 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM ET · 7 min read
Nobody's SAP Business One implementation failed because the software was bad. They failed because the data was a mess and nobody wanted to admit it.
Read more →Oct 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM ET · 7 min read
Small businesses use Odoo's open-source inventory system for barcode scanning without enterprise costs. Practical, affordable, and easy to implement.
Read more →Oct 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM ET · 5 min read
My 30-minute Wednesday review routine: the five checks that catch problems while there's still time to fix them, and why Friday-you will thank Wednesday-you.
Read more →Oct 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET · 4 min read
Penny on ERP reporting that people actually read: why long reports die unread, the one-page format that replaces them, and how to build it in any system.
Read more →Oct 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
SAP Business One has a built-in approval engine. Almost nobody uses it. Meanwhile they're approving $50k purchase orders over email like it's 2004.
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How Odoo’s modular pricing avoids per-user ERP price hikes. Real business trade-offs for small and mid-market companies.
Read more →Oct 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET · 4 min read
David on the unexpected business wisdom of being the family chauffeur: what hours of school pickups, practices, and tournaments teach you about patience…
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