Notes on custom software, integrations and AI
Practical thinking on rapid development, AI, and where custom software pays off.
Subsidy
Subsidy for AI training and AI adoption in SMEs: what is there in October 2026
SLIM, MIT and the Brabant schemes side by side: what each one pays for, whether it is open, and where an AI training does and does not fit.
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Comparison
Microsoft Copilot or ChatGPT for your business?
Both are business AI assistants with data protection. The difference is where they work and what they can see. A comparison as of October 2026, ending with when each one fits.
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Comparison
ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot: which AI tool suits an SME team?
The three business plans compared on what you can check: price, minimum, connections and data. And a way to choose that starts with your own work rather than a ranking.
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Comparison
An AI tool or custom AI: what does your business need?
A ChatGPT or Copilot licence helps an employee work faster. Custom AI carries out a step in your own systems. When each one fits, and the middle route in between.
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Manufacturing
Software for manufacturers: where custom software next to your ERP pays off
Your ERP knows what was ordered. The shop floor knows where it is. What sits in between, and when custom software works better there than yet another package.
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Rolling out AI with your team: why it stalls, and how it does not
AI in a business rarely fails at the building. It fails at the rollout. How to keep your team from working around it.
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Finance
Automating purchase invoices: what works now, and what stays human work
Reading invoices is no longer the hard part. Exceptions are. What you can hand over, what you should keep, and how to tell whether it pays off.
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Budget
What does custom software cost?
A Sprint costs from €999, an MVP from €1,000 and a Partnership from €1,000 a month. Plus where the money goes and how to judge a quote.
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Decision
Build or buy: when custom software pays off
A practical way to weigh off-the-shelf tools against a custom build, including the cases where buying clearly wins.
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AI
When AI genuinely adds value (and when it is hype)
A practical lens for deciding where AI belongs in your process, and where a plain rule does the job better.
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Automation
Where to start automating
How to find the one process worth automating first, and why the biggest annoyance is usually the wrong starting point.
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Decision
How to choose a software partner
What to look for, which questions separate the serious from the salesy, and the warning signs worth walking away from.
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Product
What an MVP is, and when you need one
The term is used for everything from a sketch to a half-finished product. What it actually means, and when it is the wrong approach.
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Comparison
Custom software, a package, or low-code: which one?
The three routes compared on cost, speed, ownership, and where each one breaks down, including when the honest answer is the cheapest option.
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These are the questions business owners ask before commissioning software: what it costs, whether to build or buy, when AI genuinely adds something, where to start automating, how to choose a software partner, and what an MVP actually is. Written to answer, not to sell.
Why are there no figures from studies here?
Because we did not measure them ourselves. Plenty of percentages circulate in this field whose source cannot be traced, and a number you cannot stand behind casts doubt on everything around it. What is written here is what we see in practice. Once we have our own figures, they will appear, with the method alongside them.
Who are these written for?
Business owners and managers who have to make a decision without being technical. No jargon, no code, but the trade-offs that drive cost and outcome. If you are a developer yourself, there is probably little new here.