Running a business, minus the tool sprawl
Practical guides on cash flow, invoicing, hiring and keeping a growing company on one connected system.
August 5, 2026 · 7 min read · Savio
What tools does a startup actually need? The honest list
Every essential-tools list is written by someone who gets paid when you click, which is why they are long and never say no. Here is the version with nothing to sell you for the first two stages, and the point where consolidation actually starts to make sense
July 30, 2026 · 8 min read · Savio Roofthoofd
How OneBonsai actually uses Simplify, module by module
Monday was the bill. This is the walkthrough. We open our own workspace module by module: CRM, invoicing, cash flow, projects and hiring, what each swap genuinely fixed, and where you should keep the tool you already have.
July 28, 2026 · 6 min read · Savio Roofthoofd
We were the customer before we were the vendor
OneBonsai ran on eight tools that never spoke to each other. When we moved our own company onto Simplify, eight became three and EUR 1,116 a month became about EUR 242. Here is the real bill, and the parts that did not improve.
July 8, 2026 · 2 min read
How to forecast runway and burn rate (without a finance team)
Runway isn't an accounting exercise. It's the number that decides when you hire, when you raise and when you say no. Here's how to keep it current in minutes.
July 8, 2026 · 3 min read
The real cost of running your business on six tools
The subscriptions are the cheap part. The expensive part is what happens between the tools: re-typed data, unsent invoices and decisions made blind.
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