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From “How do we keep this small enough to manage?” to “How big can we make it?” in 14 Days

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

From “How do we keep this small enough to manage?” to “How big can we make it?” in 14 Days

From a Problem to a Product SecuriCage started with a problem close to home. After having security equipment vandalised, its founder went looking for a practical way to protect equipment mounted outsi...

Aug 24, 2026

How much of your market is just out of reach?

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

How much of your market is just out of reach?

Can a system change, change the size of your accessible market? Finding the next source of growth can be difficult and feel stifling. The obvious markets are already being served, expansion requires m...

Aug 10, 2026

How Integrated Business Systems Made a New Product Profitable Before It Reached Scale

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

How Integrated Business Systems Made a New Product Profitable Before It Reached Scale

Better Information, Lower Costs and a More Manageable Flock Managing a flock of 650 sheep spread across different fields creates a costly problem when communicable disease is discovered. The farmer ne...

Jul 31, 2026

Conversations with Your ERP System: What If You Could Ask Your Business Anything?

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Conversations with Your ERP System: What If You Could Ask Your Business Anything?

Conversations with Your ERP System What would you ask if you could have a conversation with your entire business, and receive the answers before the meeting ended? “How profitable were our service con...

Jul 25, 2026

From Market Intelligence to Revenue: A Client-Acquisition Operating System for Marketing Agencies

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

From Market Intelligence to Revenue: A Client-Acquisition Operating System for Marketing Agencies

Turning a target market into something operational The strategy may define the target market precisely: medium-sized manufacturers in particular regions, operating with a certain level of complexity a...

Jul 19, 2026

The New Architecture of Online Services in an AI enabled world.

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

The New Architecture of Online Services in an AI enabled world.

Technology Innovates. Markets and Strategy Evolve Through Standards. Innovation creates new possibilities. Standards determine which of those possibilities become practical, interoperable and widely a...

Jul 12, 2026

The Greatest Value of ERP isn't Automation.

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

The Greatest Value of ERP isn't Automation.

Implementing an ERP system Won't Save Your Business. But It Might Help You Save It Yourself If you're reading this while your business is under pressure, you're probably hoping that the right software...

Jul 7, 2026

MCP, What is it and why is it important?

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

MCP, What is it and why is it important?

MCP: The Interface Between AI and Software Artificial intelligence is already part of everyday business. Software vendors are increasingly competing on how effectively their products use AI, and users...

Jun 22, 2026

Product Leadership and the Design of Coherent Systems

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Product Leadership and the Design of Coherent Systems

Ideas Are Everywhere, Execution Lives in Culture If you spend enough time in product organisations, a pattern appears repeatedly: the belief that ideas are scarce and that innovation begins with a mom...

May 25, 2026

What Changes AI might Drive in the IT Technical Services Industry

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

What Changes AI might Drive in the IT Technical Services Industry

The Beginning of a Shift in Systems Integration For most of the modern systems integration era, technical implementation skill has been the industry’s primary currency. The engineer who understood the...

May 16, 2026

Less Jet Engine Than You'd Hope

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Less Jet Engine Than You'd Hope

A Country Without a Domestic Airline There is a version of this project that exists only in the imagination of a younger, more optimistic person. It involves standing on an apron somewhere, watching a...

May 12, 2026

Clarity before Consequences: Why Formalised Decision Quality Matters

Hatton Locks Business Systems, Andre Venter

Clarity before Consequences: Why Formalised Decision Quality Matters

Introduction: Why Decision Quality Matters In business, we often fall into a comforting but dangerous habit: assuming that a good outcome means we made a good decision. If the deal closes, the product...

May 11, 2026

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