Built a Custom CRM: Overcoming Outreach Challenges with Laravel

Built a Custom CRM: Overcoming Outreach Challenges with LaravelBuilt a Custom CRM: Overcoming Outreach Challenges with Laravel

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David Ochoa

• 5h

I recently got over my fear of doing outreach 😅

Not sure if I’m the only one, but the hardest part wasn’t writing emails… it was figuring out how to track everything. Who did I contact? When? Did I follow up?

Notion? Excel? Random notes?

Didn’t feel right.

So I did the most developer thing possible… opened my terminal and typed: laravel new 🧠

I ended up building my own CRM from scratch.

It took me a couple of weeks (and a bit of obsession), but now I have a system that helps me manage leads, follow-ups and pipeline without friction.

I even added a radar using Google APIs to discover local businesses automatically 📍

Way more fun than spreadsheets.

Curious… who else ends up building their own tools instead of using existing ones? 👀

crm Laravel Tailwind CSS Software Architecture Software Development Web Development

RodriDesign

pro

• Mar 18

Helping shape Strella's marketing experience before their $14M Series-A 🚀 Over the past years, we've been working closely with the team at Strella — an AI-powered Customer Research Platform helping teams get customer insights 10x faster. Our collaboration began when the product was still very early, before launching. The core challenge was translating a technically sophisticated product into a clear, credible narrative for modern product teams and enterprise buyers. Together, we focused on: — Designing a scalable Webflow marketing system. — Building CMS-driven architecture. Seeing the team close a $14M Series-A round is an incredible milestone, and we're proud to have supported their journey! If you're building a venture-backed product and need a marketing experience that scales with your company — happy to connect!

Completed work

Webflow Web Development Web Design Webflow Development

Isabel Feuerstein

pro

• Mar 18

love how smooth this feels!

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pro

• Mar 17

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Md Atiquz Zaman

• Mar 18

I will manage live chat, emails, customer support and CRM platforms for your business

Customer Support Microsoft Excel

Geethasree Naguboina

pro

• Mar 19

Multilingual support across Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and English alongside CRM management is a genuinely strong combination — most businesses struggle to find support that covers both language range and platform depth. The 24/7 availability across time zones makes this really attractive for international clients!