Five business tasks worth automating first
Frequency times annoyance, divided by risk. The five that pay for themselves quickly, the three to leave alone, and why automating a bad process just makes it faster.
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Ashiqur Rahman
Founder of Softliro, formerly Ashiqurtech. Six years building websites, apps and AI solutions for businesses. Writes here about industry insights and the latest tech updates.
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