Dog Shelter Team built a third CRM

“The database isn't exposed. I think.”— Regional Sales Lead

Reason:

Mainly because the correct dropdown option is "Other". Started as Stock_list_old_backup.xlsx with a script attached.

Built by:

Sarah, a recruiter

Build time:

7 evenings

Built with:

a Notion database with automations

Database:

one table with 143 columns

Authentication:

the admin route is called /secret

Deployment:

on the marketing website's server, somehow

Responsible:

Finance, according to IT

Documentation:

a folder called OLD_DO_NOT_USE containing the current documentation

Security situation:

security is handled by keeping the URL secret

Future disaster:

It will stop working the day the free tier ends.

Age: 4.3 years · originally expected to last 7 days · 3 owners so far · survived 1 reorganisation · last meaningful change 74 days ago

Rated rare mostly because: 781 users, alive 225x longer than intended, 11% chance of becoming business critical.