Buy SaaS for common needs. Build custom when it becomes your competitive advantage.
Buy when it's generic
Email, accounting, calendars — buy. These are commodity problems solved well by SaaS.
Build when it's core
If a workflow is core to how you win customers or deliver service, custom software becomes a moat — no competitor has your exact system.
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