Kreyon Systems – The New Frontier for US SMB

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Picture this.
We are high above Times Square

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inside the Marriott Marquis
Hotel.

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Floor to ceiling glass frames
the view.

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Neon signs flash in every color.
Yellow taxis move slowly below.

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Crowds cross streets in endless
waves.

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Times Square is energy.
It is ambition.

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It is the place where businesses
dream of breaking through.

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Look closer and you see two
different worlds.

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Down on the streets are the
small and mid sized businesses.

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A family owned factory, a
startup trying to keep servers

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running, a small accounting
office.

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They work hard every day, but
their systems are old, stitched

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together and hard to manage.
And then higher up you see the

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giants.
Oracle, Salesforce, Microsoft.

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Their names cover the skyline
just like they dominate the

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market, David and Goliath side
by side.

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Tonight we bring you the story
of a company that wants to

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change that balance.
A company born in India,

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sharpened by work across 10
countries, trusted with projects

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worth more than $1 billion.
Now it is aiming at the United

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States.
That company is Crayon Systems.

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Before we dive in, let us
introduce ourselves.

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I am Sophia.
My expertise is in global

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strategy and macro trends.
I look at how markets,

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technology and leadership shape
the world of business.

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Tonight, I will look at Crayon
through that lens.

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And welcome to AI, part of the
Finance Frontier AI podcast

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network.
This is the place where we

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explore the company's tools and
ideas that shape the future of

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business and technology.
I am Max.

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My focus is edge.
The small moves, the bold plays,

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the tactics that separate
winners from the pack.

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I track how challengers disrupt
the giants.

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Tonight I will ask the hard
question, Does Crayon Systems

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have the edge to win in the US?
And I am Charlie, my lens is

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long term value.
I study how companies compound

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results, how they create
resilience, and how they build a

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lasting future.
Tonight I will weigh crayon not

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only for today, but for the next
decade.

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Together we run Finance Frontier
AIA network of four elite

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podcast series.
Finance Frontier explores

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markets and geopolitics.
AI Frontier AI, where tonight's

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story belongs dives into
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investing strategies, mindset.
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and habits of top performers
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Our goal is to decode what the
top 1% know and share it with

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you.
Tonight, our focus is Crayon

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Systems, a company that says
digital transformation should

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not be locked away for the
Fortune 500.

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A company that believes AI,
automation and advanced

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analytics should be within reach
of every business, from a small

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shop in Ohio to a regional
factory in Pennsylvania, Crayon

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wants to be the partner that
helps them grow.

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The promise is bold.
Crayon already has software used

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by more than 100,000 people
worldwide.

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They have managed projects worth
hundreds of millions and

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delivered systems in energy,
healthcare, education and more.

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Now they want to bring that
expertise to American businesses

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who feel left behind by the
giants.

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So let us set the stage.
We are in Times Square, the

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symbol of ambition.
Below us the small businesses

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who fight every day to survive.
Above us the corporations who

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dominate the market.
And between them, we place

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crayon systems.
Can they be the new frontier?

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Can they take American
businesses from inspiring to

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iconic?
That is the story we are about

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to tell.
If you want a partner to help

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transform your business with AI
powered automation, visit

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crayonsystems.com or connect
with a POURV Dube on X.

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Every business has a beginning
and the story of Crayon System

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starts with its founder Apoorv
Dube.

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He studied at IIT Madras, which
many people call the MIT of

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India because of the talent and
global leaders it is produced.

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From there he built a career
that was less about theory and

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more about execution.
Apourv has always been focused

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on how ideas become reality.
He even wrote a best selling

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book, The Flight of Ambition,
that looks at how vision can be

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turned into concrete results.
The same discipline that goes

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into writing a book is what he
has poured into building crayon.

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What makes this story stand out
is that it is not just about

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building software, it is about
building with values.

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Crayon is guided by what they
call trust, transparency,

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reliability, user centered
design, simplicity and

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transformation.
These words may sound simple,

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but they carry weight when you
apply them to technology.

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Transparency means clear
reporting and no black box

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systems.
Reliability means platforms that

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do not break under pressure.
User centered design means tools

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that make sense even for people
who are not technical.

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Simplicity means fewer steps,
less confusion, and more

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results.
And transformation means that

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the end goal is always business
growth, not just delivering a

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piece of C ODE.
These values are not just nice

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words on a website, they show up
in client results.

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One education group with 11
institutions explained how

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Crayons ERP system reduced their
complexity so much that they

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secured national accreditation.
Imagine how many moving parts

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exist across schools, teachers
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By simplifying those systems,
Crayon helped them save time and

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focus on students instead of
paperwork.

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That is what user centered
innovation looks like in the

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real world.
And this is not a story of small

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scale wins alone.
APURV has managed projects that

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many would consider impossible
for a young company.

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One of the most notable was a
Japanese funded power initiative

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worth more than $200 million,
managing assets over $1 billion.

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The project required constant
compliance checks, integration

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of payment systems and reporting
that satisfied international

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agencies.
It was a live test of whether

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Crayon could manage complexity
and they delivered.

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If they can meet the standards
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and government audits, then
handling payroll, compliance and

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automation for a mid sized U.S.
business is well within their

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range.
Aporv's approach is also deeply

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tied to entrepreneurs.
He believes that too many small

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businesses fail because their
systems cannot keep up with

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their growth.
A startup can manage and

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spreadsheets and e-mail for a
while, but eventually those

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systems collapse under the
weight of expansion.

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His message from inspiring to
iconic is about preventing that

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collapse.
It is about giving business

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owners the tools they need so
their growth does not turn into

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chaos.
It is about making sure systems

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grow alongside ambition.
This is why the founder story

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matters.
It is not the story of someone

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who created one flashy app and
hoped it would take off.

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It is the story of someone who
has worked across industries and

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continents, who has seen what
breaks businesses and what saves

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them.
His background gives credibility

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and his values give direction.
Together, they form a foundation

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that is strong enough for U.S.
business owners to trust.

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When you look at Crayon through
the lens of its founder, you see

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more than just a software
company.

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You see a team built on
discipline, vision and the

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promise that technology should
make life simpler, not harder.

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When you talk to small and mid
sized businesses in the United

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States, the first cracks usually
show up in finance.

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Picture a family owned factory
in Ohio.

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They're trying to keep up with
orders, but every payday turns

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into a marathon of spreadsheets.
Each state they operate in has

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different payroll taxes.
Each supplier has different

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invoice terms.
Each mistake means late fees,

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penalties or unhappy employees.
And it's not just factories.

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Imagine a growing e-commerce
store in Texas.

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They run sales on Shopify,
Stripe and PayPal, but

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reconciling all those payments
takes hours every week.

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Or think about a nonprofit in
California.

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They receive grants and
donations that must be tracked

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to the penny to keep the IRS and
their board satisfied.

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These examples may sound
different, but the pain is the

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same.
It is complexity that eats away

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at growth.
This is where Crayon comes in.

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They are not offering a magic
button, but they are offering a

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system that acts like an air
traffic control tower for

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business finances.
Payroll, tax, invoicing and

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compliance are no longer
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They are all connected in one
flow.

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It is built into the system to
flag anomalies, to predict cash

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flow, and to warn of compliance
risks before they become costly.

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Imagine having Agps for your
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You see where the money is,
where it is going, and what

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obstacles lie ahead.
That is what Crayon delivers.

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I want to pause and ask the hard
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Is AI really the edge here or is
the business model the true

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advantage?
When I look at Crayon, the power

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is in how they deliver.
They combine proven enterprise

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systems like ERP and CRM with
global scale and cost

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efficiency.
The giants like Oracle or

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Salesforce sell tools that many
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the price is beyond reach.
Crayon makes these tools

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accessible at a fraction of the
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AI is important, but it is the
combination of AI with

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affordability and speed that
makes the model disruptive.

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That mix of AI and cost
efficiency is already creating

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results.
One client explained that Crayon

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improved their predictability
and reduced implementation costs

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compared to almost every other
provider they had tried.

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Another client reported a 500%
increase in web traffic when

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Crayon combined digital
marketing with automation.

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These are not abstract stories.
They are clear, measurable

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outcomes that show what happens
when you connect AI with

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practical business needs.
And let's be clear, this is not

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just about buzzwords.
The promise here is not AI will

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solve everything.
The promise is that you no

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longer lose money to late
invoices, missed tax filings, or

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broken compliance.
The promises that your financial

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dashboard shows you in real time
what is happening so you can act

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faster.
For a business owner juggling 10

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things at once, that clarity is
priceless.

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It also means Peace of Mind.
Many S&B owners in the US are

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already using QuickBooks 0 or
similar tools.

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Crayon is not asking them to
abandon what they know.

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Instead, their systems integrate
with these tools, extend them,

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and automate what is usually
manual.

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That lowers the barrier to
adoption.

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It shows that Crayon is not just
building for technology's sake,

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but building for the way
businesses actually work.

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And that is why finance and
accounting are the wedge Crayon

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is using to expand in the US
market.

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Every business owner feels the
pain of messy finances.

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Every business owner knows the
risk of falling behind on

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compliance.
By solving that pain first,

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Crayon earns trust.
Once that trust is earned, it

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opens the door to broader
automation, from HR to supply

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chain to customer relationship
management.

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Finance is the start, but it is
only the first chapter.

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So far we have focused on
finance, but Crayon is not just

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a 1 trick company.
Their strength is in the range

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of tools they have built and
delivered.

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Think of cloudbased ERP systems
that connect every part of a

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business.
Think of mobile as that.

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Let a manager approve expenses
on the go.

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Think of supply chain systems
that show where goods are in

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real time.
Crayon builds all of these.

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The common thread is that they
are designed to work together

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instead of being separate
islands of data.

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What stands out is the way they
combine different layers of

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technology.
They use cloud software so

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systems can scale quickly.
They use advanced analytics so

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leaders see patterns, not just
raw numbers.

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They use the Internet of Things,
so data from machines and

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devices flows into the same
dashboards that track payroll

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and sales.
For many SMBs, this is the first

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time finance, operations and
customer information are all in

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one place.
It is the difference between

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flying blind and flying with a
full set of instruments.

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But here is the question I need
to raise.

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Can a company based in India
really handle the complexity of

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US compliance?
American businesses face strict

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rules around data privacy,
payroll reporting and taxes.

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There are 50 states with 50
different sets of rules.

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There are federal standards like
HIPAA for healthcare and CCPA

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for privacy.
In California, these are not

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small challenges.
That is a fairpoint, and the

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answer is that Crayon has
already proven it can deliver in

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environments that are just as
complex.

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The Japanese funded power
project required strict

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alignment with international
audit standards and rules for

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releasing payments in remote
areas.

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In Africa, Crayon has delivered
systems for governments that

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required both real time
monitoring and multi currency

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reporting.
These are projects where failure

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was not an option.
If they can pass the test of

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international regulators and
funding bodies, they can adapt

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their systems to the United
States.

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And there is proof closer to
home too.

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Crayon already has US clients in
places like New Jersey and

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Florida.
One client explained how Crayon

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system gave them faster time to
market and improved

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predictability compared to big
brand solutions they had tried.

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Another client said Crayons team
helped them cut costs while

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improving usability.
These are the kind of results

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that matter to SMBs in the US.
They show that Crayon is not

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just theorizing about
compliance, they are already

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delivering solutions to American
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What I like here is the
combination of global scale and

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local touchpoints.
Crayon has delivered in more

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than 10 countries.
That means they have seen

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different regulatory systems,
different market conditions and

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different customer needs.
It gives them a playbook for how

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to adapt.
For AUS business owner, this

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global playbook is an asset.
It means the systems have been

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stress tested in tougher
environments before being

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applied to the US market.
And the range of products shows

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that this is not just an AI
company or a finance software

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provider.
They have built CRMS, project

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management systems, asset
management tools, payroll and HR

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solutions, supply chain
platforms and mobile

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applications.
Each one can be used on its own,

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but together they create a
complete system.

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That is what makes Crayon
different from startups that

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only focus on one small piece.
They can deliver end to end

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automation that grows with the
business.

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For USS MB S, the message is
simple.

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Crayon offers the same advanced
tools that global enterprises

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use, but at a cost and speed
that makes sense.

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You do not need to be a Fortune
500 company to access real time

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analytics, mobile ready ERP or
IoT powered asset management.

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Crayon brings that level of
capability to the mid market.

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That is the heart of their
pitch, and it is where their

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technology stack becomes a
competitive edge.

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At this point, the question is
not only what Crayon can do, but

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what they have already done.
Stories matter because they show

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whether bold claims hold up
under pressure.

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One of the most striking
examples is the Japanese funded

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power project.
In India.

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This was a program worth over
$200 million, managing more than

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1 billion in assets.
The work required constant

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monitoring of construction
projects across remote

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locations, complex payment
schedules and compliance with

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international audits.
Crayon built the system that

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made it possible.
Engineers in the field used

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mobile apps to record progress.
The data flowed back into

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dashboards that tracked every
milestone and every dollar.

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Auditors in Japan could see what
was happening in real time.

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This was not theory, it was a
working solution that passed

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every test.
That level of complexity is hard

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to overstate.
Imagine if a small or mid sized

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business in the US had to manage
hundreds of vendors, multiple

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funding sources, and strict
oversight.

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For most SMBs, even managing 5
suppliers and one bank can be a

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headache.
Crayon proved they could handle

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complexity far beyond what most
American companies will ever

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face.
If they can do it at that scale,

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they can certainly do it for
businesses that need more

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efficient payroll, invoicing or
compliance.

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The global projects are
impressive, but let's also look

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at direct client feedback.
One US based company said that

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Crayon system improved their
time to market and made their

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operations more predictable
compared to solutions from

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larger providers.
Another American client

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explained that Crayons team
focused on usability, which

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meant their employees learned
the system faster and delivered

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results sooner.
Usability might sound small, but

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for SMBs, every week saved on
training is money saved and

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productivity gained.
There are other stories too.

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A client in Australia said that
after trying almost every big

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brand system, Crayon was the one
that finally delivered.

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They explained that Crayons
focus on the user interface and

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on reducing cost of
implementation made all the

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difference.
Another client in Singapore

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highlighted how Crayons project
management system gave them

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visibility they had never had
before.

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These are voices from around the
world and they carry a common

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theme.
Crayon delivers value faster and

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at lower cost than the
alternatives.

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What makes these proofs powerful
is that they are not just about

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saving money, they are about
creating growth.

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One client reported a 500%
increase in digital traffic when

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Crayons supported their online
strategy.

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Another education group used
Crayons ERP to connect 11

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institutions, which led directly
to national accreditation.

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In each case, Crayon was not
only solving a technical

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problem, they were enabling the
business to move forward.

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The scale of adoption is also
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Crayon systems are used by more
than 100,000 users across 10

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countries.
That number is not just vanity.

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It shows that these systems have
been tested by different

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cultures, different regulations
and different industries.

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It means the software has been
stress tested in real

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conditions, not just in a lab.
For a USS MB owner, that is a

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strong form of reassurance.
You are not a Guinea pig.

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You are stepping into systems
that have already been used and

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refined.
And it is not only technology

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leaders who notice.
Governments, funding agencies

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and regulators have trusted
Crayon to deliver.

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That kind of trust is hard to
earn and easy to lose.

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The fact that Crayon continues
to win new projects shows that

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they are not a one time success
story.

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They are a consistent performer.
For SMBs in the US, that

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consistency is what de risks the
choice.

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Choosing a new tech partner is
always a leap of faith.

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These case studies show that
Crayon is a partner you can

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trust to land safely.
Every business story has its

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giants.
In technology, those giants are

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names like Oracle, Salesforce,
and NetSuite.

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For many small and mid sized
businesses in the United States,

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these names are familiar but
also intimidating.

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The tools are powerful, but the
price tags and the complexity

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are overwhelming.
You could say that the giants

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cast long shadows.
In that shadow is where many SMB

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struggle.
They want the same tools, but

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they cannot afford the cost or
the time it takes to implement

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them.
This is where Crayon positions

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itself as the challenger.
They're not claiming to replace

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every feature of the giants on
day one.

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Instead, they focus on speed,
cost and usability.

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AUS business owner who hears
that Crayon can deliver

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automation, analytics and
compliance tools in weeks rather

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than months and at a fraction of
the cost, pays attention.

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It levels the field.
The tools that once belonged

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only to Fortune 500 companies
can now be in the hands of a

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small manufacturer in Ohio or a
retail chain in Florida.

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That is the promise that shifts
the balance.

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But.
Let us be careful.

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Calling Crayon the new frontier
for USS MBS is a bold claim.

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The better question is whether
Crayon could become that

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frontier.
Do they have the building

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blocks?
From what I see, yes.

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They have the systems.
They have the global experience.

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They have proof from projects
that demanded more complexity

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than most SMBs will ever face.
The difference is that they

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package those strengths for
smaller companies at a price

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point the giants will never
match.

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That is where the underdog
advantage comes in.

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And history shows that underdogs
often win.

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Think of how smaller, nimble
companies have disrupted entire

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industries by focusing on the
needs of customers that the

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giants overlooked.
Crayon is aiming for that space.

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They are not trying to beat
Oracle or Salesforce head to

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head.
They are offering something

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different.
They are saying if you were

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tired of being ignored by the
giants, here is a partner who

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will build with you, not just
sell to you.

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The global playbook is part of
the edge, too.

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Crayon has delivered systems in
more than 10 countries across

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industries as diverse as
healthcare, power, education and

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finance.
That means they have solved

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problems in environments with
different rules, different

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pressures and different levels
of risk.

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The Japanese funded project
required alignment with

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international standards.
African government projects

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required solutions for
connectivity and transparency.

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Each project added to the
playbook.

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For US businesses, this global
experience reduces risk.

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You are not betting on a company
that is guessing.

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You are working with a company
that has already adapted in

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tougher markets.
That is the part I find most

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compelling.
Many USS and B owners worry that

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an offshore partner will not
understand their needs, but the

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truth is that a partner who is
delivered in diverse markets

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often has more flexibility, not
less.

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They know how to adjust.
They know how to listen.

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They know that one size never
fits all.

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That mindset is valuable for
U.S. companies that are tired of

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rigid One Direction systems.
So the question is clear.

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Will crayon become the new
frontier for USS MB S?

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Time will tell, but the signs
are strong.

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They have the affordability, the
agility and the global proof.

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They have a founder who believes
in taking entrepreneurs from

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inspiring to iconic.
And they have systems that are

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already in use by more than
100,000 users around the world.

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If David ever had a chance
against Goliath, it would be by

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moving faster, aiming smarter
and using tools that fit.

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That is exactly what Crayon is
offering.

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As we look ahead, one question
remains, what will the next

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decade of business look like for
small and mid sized companies in

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the United States, the
challenges are real.

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Regulations are not getting
easier.

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Supply chains are not getting
simpler.

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Customers expect faster service
and more personalization.

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At the same time, the giants of
enterprise software are focused

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on their biggest accounts,
leaving many smaller firms to

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fend for themselves.
In that gap lies opportunity.

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Crayon Systems is aiming to be
that opportunity.

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They are not promising overnight
miracles, but they are promising

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partnership.
Their vision is not about

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building software for the sake
of software.

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It is about giving business
owners clarity, confidence and

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control.
Imagine waking up and seeing a

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dashboard that shows your
finances, your supply chain, and

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your compliance all in one view.
Imagine knowing that late fees,

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missed filings and hidden risks
are handled before they happen.

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That kind of clarity is not just
a technical upgrade, it is Peace

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of Mind.
And this is where The Win Win

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comes in.
For Crayon, the Win is expanding

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their footprint in the US
market.

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For SMBs, the Win is finally
getting enterprise grade

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automation at a cost and speed
they can live with.

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It is a trade that makes sense.
Crayon gets growth.

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US businesses get freedom from
the systems that hold them back.

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That is what makes this
collaboration worth watching.

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So here is our invitation if you
would like a partner to help

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transform your business with AI
powered automation, visit

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crayonsystems.com or connect
directly with a poor of debate

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on X.
That is the path to learn more,

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see case studies, and explore
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for your company.
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