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by btown 817 days ago
From what I'm reading above, the pitch is more "I can keep using my existing systems, but use this tool as a layer on top to help me with my data entry and anomaly detection, and our clients/external parties don't need to know that we have these superpowers."

It's a great way to break into a market, but there's also less lock-in and forced virality relative to a system that you encourage suppliers/partners/counterparties to use. Which can be compensated for by word of mouth and ease of onboarding! But this can be a double-edged sword, particularly when investors are evaluating whether you're (planning to be) necessary or expendable to the industry.

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Yes this is our approach. We noticed that all our customers spend a significant amount of resources getting their tech infrastructure configured. We want to "supercharge" their existing solutions, not rip and replace.
So it is not a fully fledged TMS such as Cargowise from Wisetech, correct?
Today, and for the next few years, we don't anticipate competing directly with Cargowise. We see ourselves as an application that lives on top of Cargowise / CTRMs, etc. That allows a holistic view of operations from a single place.