I built a CRM to fund my startup

I built a CRM to fund my startup — here's the embarrassing reason why

About months ago I was juggling investor contacts, potential customers, and partner leads across sticky notes, a half-broken spreadsheet, and my email inbox.

I knew I needed a CRM. But every option I looked at was $50–$100/mo — real money when you're bootstrapping and every dollar needs to go toward the actual product.

So I built my own in Google Sheets.

Not because I'm a developer. But because Google Sheets, built right, can do 80% of what a $100/mo CRM does.

I wanted one place to track who I knew, where the relationship stood, and what my next move was. Leads, investors, and partners — all sorted automatically, no manual organizing.

It worked. So I cleaned it up and put it on Gumroad — partly to share it, partly to generate a little revenue while I build the real thing.

There are two versions:

→ Lite — the "Single Source of Truth" every bootstrapped founder needs. Track leads, prioritize your time, and stay focused using the Go/No-Go framework. Get running in under 5 minutes.

→ Full Automation Suite — turns your sheet into a proactive assistant. Every week it scans your database and emails you exactly who you need to follow up with. Plus an executive dashboard, one-click lead entry, and multi-recipient support if you have a co-founder.

One-time payment. Lifetime updates. No subscription ever.

If you're a bootstrapped founder who's not ready to pay for enterprise software but tired of losing track of your network — this is what I built for us.

Use code EARLY20 for $20 off the Full Automation Suite. 👇
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