Pros
Market Need: The market is absolutely ready for a modern, AI-focused ERP, and the product was conceived at the right time and place.
Talented Core Team: The foundational team was solid. There were many motivated, ambitious professionals with deep ERP experience who genuinely wanted to deliver a better approach to the market. Most of which have moved on
Cons
Inexperienced Leadership & Hype Culture: The founders lack an understanding of the ERP space. Instead of building a great product, leadership focuses on silly marketing schemes to ride the AI hype wave.
Product vs. Marketing Disconnect: What is communicated in marketing vastly differs from actual product capabilities. This constant over-promising and under-delivering has caught up with the business, leaving a lack of happy customers or "real" references.
Zero Vision or Culture: Startups are grueling, and employees need a clear vision and a sense of value to push through. Here, that was non-existent. Foundational employees felt undervalued and utilized merely as tools for the founders' personal exit strategy.
Losing to the Competition: Because the market need is so high, competition is fierce. There is no sign that the company is keeping up; the gap between DE and the competition widened daily due to a complete lack of care for the product, employees, and customers.