From multiple tools to one unified customer platform: How Craze transformed their customer operations

From multiple tools to one unified customer platform: How Craze transformed their customer operations

From multiple tools to one unified customer platform: How Craze transformed their customer operations

From multiple tools to one unified customer platform: How Craze transformed their customer operations

Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024
Dec 18, 2024

Craze (YC S22) is an all-in-one HR, payroll, finance, and IT platform designed to simplify operations for startups.

Craze was using 4 different tools to manage customers, but it got messy as they scaled. So, they looked for a CRM to manage customers and data better.

In April 2024, they found a solution that matched their own philosophy of simplification: Relate.

Key Results:

  • Consolidated 4 different tools (spreadsheets, email, Notion, and Calendly) into one unified customer platform

  • Eliminated manual data entry between tools

  • Gained clear visibility into their sales pipeline

  • Simplified lead capture and customer tracking

The challenge: Managing customer data across multiple tools

Before Relate, our sales process relied on four separate tools:

  • Spreadsheets for tracking prospects

  • Email for communication

  • Notion for meeting notes

  • Calendly for scheduling

Craze (YC S22) is an all-in-one HR, payroll, finance, and IT platform designed to simplify operations for startups.

Craze was using 4 different tools to manage customers, but it got messy as they scaled. So, they looked for a CRM to manage customers and data better.

In April 2024, they found a solution that matched their own philosophy of simplification: Relate.

Key Results:

  • Consolidated 4 different tools (spreadsheets, email, Notion, and Calendly) into one unified customer platform

  • Eliminated manual data entry between tools

  • Gained clear visibility into their sales pipeline

  • Simplified lead capture and customer tracking

The challenge: Managing customer data across multiple tools

Before Relate, our sales process relied on four separate tools:

  • Spreadsheets for tracking prospects

  • Email for communication

  • Notion for meeting notes

  • Calendly for scheduling

Craze (YC S22) is an all-in-one HR, payroll, finance, and IT platform designed to simplify operations for startups.

Craze was using 4 different tools to manage customers, but it got messy as they scaled. So, they looked for a CRM to manage customers and data better.

In April 2024, they found a solution that matched their own philosophy of simplification: Relate.

Key Results:

  • Consolidated 4 different tools (spreadsheets, email, Notion, and Calendly) into one unified customer platform

  • Eliminated manual data entry between tools

  • Gained clear visibility into their sales pipeline

  • Simplified lead capture and customer tracking

The challenge: Managing customer data across multiple tools

Before Relate, our sales process relied on four separate tools:

  • Spreadsheets for tracking prospects

  • Email for communication

  • Notion for meeting notes

  • Calendly for scheduling

Craze (YC S22) is an all-in-one HR, payroll, finance, and IT platform designed to simplify operations for startups.

Craze was using 4 different tools to manage customers, but it got messy as they scaled. So, they looked for a CRM to manage customers and data better.

In April 2024, they found a solution that matched their own philosophy of simplification: Relate.

Key Results:

  • Consolidated 4 different tools (spreadsheets, email, Notion, and Calendly) into one unified customer platform

  • Eliminated manual data entry between tools

  • Gained clear visibility into their sales pipeline

  • Simplified lead capture and customer tracking

The challenge: Managing customer data across multiple tools

Before Relate, our sales process relied on four separate tools:

  • Spreadsheets for tracking prospects

  • Email for communication

  • Notion for meeting notes

  • Calendly for scheduling

Prashant Chaudhary

Founding Team - Growth & Product Marketing @Craze

"It worked okay at first, but as we scaled, things started falling apart."

Key Problems

As our customer base grew, two critical issues emerged:

  1. Lack of pipeline visibility: With data scattered across tools, we struggled to track where prospects stood in our pipeline

  2. Manual overhead: Our lead capture process required copying data between Calendly, Notion, and spreadsheets

The lack of integration between tools also meant we couldn't track conversions properly in Google Analytics. We needed a more unified solution.

Why We Chose Relate

Unified customer platform

We needed three core features: form capture, scheduling, and CRM capabilities. Relate provided all of these, matching exactly what our team needed.

Simple vs Complicated

While evaluating CRMs, we found most solutions overwhelming:

  • Other CRMs came with features we'd never use

  • Many platforms require extensive setup and training

  • Relate offered a clean, intuitive interface without extra complexity

Key Problems

As our customer base grew, two critical issues emerged:

  1. Lack of pipeline visibility: With data scattered across tools, we struggled to track where prospects stood in our pipeline

  2. Manual overhead: Our lead capture process required copying data between Calendly, Notion, and spreadsheets

The lack of integration between tools also meant we couldn't track conversions properly in Google Analytics. We needed a more unified solution.

Why We Chose Relate

Unified customer platform

We needed three core features: form capture, scheduling, and CRM capabilities. Relate provided all of these, matching exactly what our team needed.

Simple vs Complicated

While evaluating CRMs, we found most solutions overwhelming:

  • Other CRMs came with features we'd never use

  • Many platforms require extensive setup and training

  • Relate offered a clean, intuitive interface without extra complexity

Key Problems

As our customer base grew, two critical issues emerged:

  1. Lack of pipeline visibility: With data scattered across tools, we struggled to track where prospects stood in our pipeline

  2. Manual overhead: Our lead capture process required copying data between Calendly, Notion, and spreadsheets

The lack of integration between tools also meant we couldn't track conversions properly in Google Analytics. We needed a more unified solution.

Why We Chose Relate

Unified customer platform

We needed three core features: form capture, scheduling, and CRM capabilities. Relate provided all of these, matching exactly what our team needed.

Simple vs Complicated

While evaluating CRMs, we found most solutions overwhelming:

  • Other CRMs came with features we'd never use

  • Many platforms require extensive setup and training

  • Relate offered a clean, intuitive interface without extra complexity

Key Problems

As our customer base grew, two critical issues emerged:

  1. Lack of pipeline visibility: With data scattered across tools, we struggled to track where prospects stood in our pipeline

  2. Manual overhead: Our lead capture process required copying data between Calendly, Notion, and spreadsheets

The lack of integration between tools also meant we couldn't track conversions properly in Google Analytics. We needed a more unified solution.

Why We Chose Relate

Unified customer platform

We needed three core features: form capture, scheduling, and CRM capabilities. Relate provided all of these, matching exactly what our team needed.

Simple vs Complicated

While evaluating CRMs, we found most solutions overwhelming:

  • Other CRMs came with features we'd never use

  • Many platforms require extensive setup and training

  • Relate offered a clean, intuitive interface without extra complexity

Prashant Chaudhary

Founding Team - Growth & Product Marketing @Craze

"Relate was simple and intuitive, giving us everything we needed without the extra noise."

The Results: From Chaos to Clarity

Quick Implementation

Getting started with Relate was seamless. We imported our existing data and were up and running quickly.

Better Visibility

  • Clean, centralized view of our entire sales pipeline

  • Effortless tracking of key metrics (MRR/ARR and more)

  • All customer data in one place

Time Savings

Eliminating manual work between tools has saved us hours every month, allowing our team to focus on what matters: talking to customers.

Relate has brought clarity and efficiency to our sales process.

The Results: From Chaos to Clarity

Quick Implementation

Getting started with Relate was seamless. We imported our existing data and were up and running quickly.

Better Visibility

  • Clean, centralized view of our entire sales pipeline

  • Effortless tracking of key metrics (MRR/ARR and more)

  • All customer data in one place

Time Savings

Eliminating manual work between tools has saved us hours every month, allowing our team to focus on what matters: talking to customers.

Relate has brought clarity and efficiency to our sales process.

The Results: From Chaos to Clarity

Quick Implementation

Getting started with Relate was seamless. We imported our existing data and were up and running quickly.

Better Visibility

  • Clean, centralized view of our entire sales pipeline

  • Effortless tracking of key metrics (MRR/ARR and more)

  • All customer data in one place

Time Savings

Eliminating manual work between tools has saved us hours every month, allowing our team to focus on what matters: talking to customers.

Relate has brought clarity and efficiency to our sales process.

The Results: From Chaos to Clarity

Quick Implementation

Getting started with Relate was seamless. We imported our existing data and were up and running quickly.

Better Visibility

  • Clean, centralized view of our entire sales pipeline

  • Effortless tracking of key metrics (MRR/ARR and more)

  • All customer data in one place

Time Savings

Eliminating manual work between tools has saved us hours every month, allowing our team to focus on what matters: talking to customers.

Relate has brought clarity and efficiency to our sales process.

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© 2024 Pixelic, Inc. dba Relate.

Backed by Y Combinator

The Collaborative Sales CRM

© 2024 Pixelic, Inc. dba Relate.

Backed by Y Combinator

The Collaborative Sales CRM

© 2024 Pixelic, Inc. dba Relate.

Backed by Y Combinator