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I have spent a lot of time setting up the software infrastructure to run my design business. Here’s the best B2B software I found for new design agency founders:
- Asana (Project portal)
- Bonsai (Customer portal and payment gateway)
- Sunsama (Task management system)
- Hubspot (Marketing)
- Openphone (Sales and Customer Support)
- Webflow (Design)
- Zapier (Ops)
- Loom (All)
- Calendly (Scheduling)
- Pitch (All)
Honorable mentions
- Proton Mail Business
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator
- Plausible
- Element
- Jitsi
- Vcita (Customer portal and payment gateway)
- Better Proposals (Sales)
- GoCardless (payment processing)
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Bryce Thompson is a senior product designer originally from Syracuse, NY, living in Austin, TX.
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