Small bootstrap startups often struggle with managing leads and follow-ups efficiently. As the business grows, spreadsheets become inadequate, and more sophisticated CRM tools like Salesforce can be overly complex and expensive. Founders need a simple, affordable CRM solution that can handle basic sales pipelines, automations, and collaboration among a small team.
Pain Points
- Managing leads and follow-ups efficiently
- Inadequate spreadsheets for growing business needs
- Complexity and high cost of sophisticated CRM tools
- Need for simple sales pipeline management
- Requirement for basic automations and collaboration features
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So im building a startup with a friend at tetr and things are actually starting to move. leads coming in, follow-ups getting messy, spreadsheets breaking. we need a proper crm but salesforce feels like bringing a tank to a knife fight. looking for something that can handle: 1/ simple sales pipeline 2/ basic automations 3/ decent collaboration (2–5 people) 4/ not insane pricing what are early-stage founders actually using right now? hubspot? pipedrive? notion hacks? something underrated?