Podio Solutions Podcast

Building Saas that businesses can rely on (Part 2): "Software design principles for the Agile Entrepreneur"We reviewed cloud computing concepts last timeChoose your system of record1) it must meet your availability requirements, or you will need offline systems (Podio is good enough for 99% of cases)2) it must offer direct API integration, preferably ‘REST’ style3) it must be easy to export all key dataAvoid writing custom software whenever possible1) Differentiate by your work process and your business methods2) Bake those processes and methods into the system around the ‘events’Only integrate with systems that support synchronization1) shopify recently banned Mailchimp because they wouldn’tIf you need custom code, have it run on demand1) avoid storing any additional data outside your SOR2) customers should pay direct costs of anything not on demandYou are not a security expert, so be very afraid of hackers1) You need to own your domain and make sure your customers know it2) You must have reliable