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Systems by business type

The Systems that depend on the kind of business, and for each business which start on day one, which wake later, and which wait until asked.

Each row is a business a founder says they run, built on one Product Template. It lists the Systems that depend on the business; the day-one set and what most Startups get are on in every row.

By business

BusinessDay oneWakes laterWhen asked
Indie SaaSChangelog, Customer access, Product planning, ProspectingCompliance, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, SuccessFlags, Media production
Paid newsletterCustomer access, ReferralsCompliance, Reviews, Status pages, SuccessChangelog, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting
AgencyCustomer access, ProspectingCompliance, Earnings, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, Success, Supplier onboardingChangelog, Dispatch, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Service delivery
Coach or local serviceReviewsCompliance, Referrals, Status pages, SuccessChangelog, Customer access, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting
Digital productReviewsCompliance, Referrals, Status pages, SuccessChangelog, Customer access, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting
Online storeCommerce, ReviewsCompliance, Referrals, Status pages, SuccessChangelog, Customer access, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting, Trust and safety
Paid communityCustomer access, WebinarsCompliance, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, SuccessChangelog, Flags, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting
MarketplaceCustomer accessCompliance, Earnings, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, Success, Supplier onboardingChangelog, Flags, Matchmaking, Media production, Product planning, Prospecting, Trust and safety
Data APIChangelog, Product planning, ProspectingCompliance, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, SuccessCustomer access, Datasets, Flags, Media production
Agent serviceChangelog, Product planning, ProspectingCompliance, Referrals, Reviews, Status pages, SuccessCustomer access, Flags, Media production

Reading a row

ColumnMeansYour agent
Day oneOn from the first day for this business.Brings it up in the first 90 days.
Wakes laterOn, and offered once its Event fires, such as a tenth active Customer.Brings it up when the Event fires.
When askedOn, and documented for when you need it, or running without being asked.Answers when asked.

An opt-in System a business does not bring is left out of its row; the template that brings it names it.

Where reach comes from

Each System declares its reach: every Startup, most Startups, by business type, or a few templates. A template that needs a System from its first day names it, so a Dropship store gets Commerce at once.

The declared reach is a starting default. Once a Cohort of one business type is large enough, its use in the first 30 days replaces the default for that type. Every template default learns this way (templates learn), and reach reads in words such as most, never as a percentage.