Mebuis Business Advisors

05/29/2026

New Version Published of Astra Engage today:

May 29, 2026 · CT
License Model v2 — Bundles, Pools & Portal Seats
Licensing — Upgraded to a New, More Flexible Model

Stop paying a MINT for CRM and Business Software that is disjointed. Get a full AI centered (not AI Add-on) Business Productivity Platform. From Lists and Notes, to Pipeline with leads, accounts, contacts, opportunities, to full PDF proposal generation to include one time fees and recurring fees, branded and with built in e-signatures. Then delivery, move straight into a project and post-delivery support with our own case and ticket management system. Want ultimate customer communication and visibility, portals for your clients are built in, they can see every proposal, every project, every activity, every ticket or case, and even run their own reports.

All this in one AI centered software where you can say "Astra, add an activity to Account ABCo, built out new SEO keywords package for Dave today, sent him the link to validate. Add a task for me to follow up Monday with him." and thats how tough it is to use your CRM now.

"Astra take all my activities notes on the Opportunity: New signage package for the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and build a proposal for Jerry, with a scope of work, our standard terms and conditions, and markup our cost on everything 25% for retail prices."

Check it out at www.AstraEngage.com

05/08/2026

Astra Engage version release:
Made major revisions to how Astra Workbench (full AI Workbench) looks and feels in the chat itself. I have updated how it communicates to get more clarity when its "thinking", and like other AI workbenches I have added how many seconds it is taking to deliver results. I have addressed better output, both tables, and lists, with better markdown so it looks more readable and professional.
I have addressed some specific (particularly settings) that Astra's rails were set to not allow changes to user or admin settings, now they can such as:
"Astra change my theme to Corporate Navy". Or "Astra correct the spelling of my name". Or "Astra set our sales tax rate universally to 0.0825% and default it to always tax".
Plus other general LLM enhancements.
Also spent some time upgrading the usability of the Project Management Timeline view to include activity chips, better drag and drop, and the ability to drag corners (like a spreadsheet) to bulk fill sections of the status, dates, or assignee columns.
Here is the full rundown of todays improvements:
https://www.astraengage.com/release-notes

05/08/2026

NeonCatcher.com - free - no ads - old school retro arcade game - initials for the leaderboard. No sign up. No email. No account. No quarters to play. Just enjoy. Yes there is a big Easter egg. Enjoy!

05/08/2026

Astra Engage is the future of business productivity SaaS platforms. Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, GoHighLevel already can’t touch it.

Pipeline, CRM, Proposals, E-Sign, Project Management, Service Desk, and customer portals. All in One. With AI that works with all your data right there and then.

Sell a deal, have it build your project. Your project manager can build a project in seconds to minutes.

Your proposals can be generated with a prompt.

You can log activities by speaking to Astra, done and logged.

Check it out. Free. No Credit Card.

Astra Engage is the all-in-one CRM and business platform. Sales pipeline with lead scoring, proposals with multi-signer e-signatures & counter-signing, project management with Gantt charts & Kanban boards, service desk case management with AI-assisted troubleshooting, white-label client portals, cus...

05/08/2026

“Astra show me all the activities I logged for Little White Feather last month.” When your business software has AI in the dead middle of all your business data, you don’t need to drag a file in, you don’t need to ask ChatGPT to read this excel sheet and build me a report. It’s just in there. AstraEngage.com - your business running fast, efficient, simple.

05/05/2026

Newest Version of Astra Engage (http://astraengage.com
) is available.

Astra Engage is an AI centered CRM and Business platform application, meaning that the AI can touch the entire application, and uses the data in the application, to help make your workflow easier day over day. No more cutting and pasting from an AI or into an AI, it is built directly into our business platform. Not an add-on, not a module, the platform works on AI. And we are improving how you can use it daily to make things just work better.

Built on Mobile, so Mobile is not an after-thought, the entire power of the platform works without hinderance or rails on your phone.

Check it out for free. Need more trial time, just ask. I'll bump it up. I want people to use it, send feedback, and lets make this the platform we all been wondering why CRM and daily sales, account activity, and project management has been so difficult to adopt. (and frankly UGLY, Astra Engage is pretty).

No credit card needed to give it a spin.

Recent release notes: https://astraengage.com/release-notes

04/08/2026

Today I gave a talk on how AI is changing business — and how most companies are still slowed down by outdated processes.

I turned the whole message into a new article:

In it I explain why AI is the modern version of the Excel revolution (and why you should treat it exactly like that), the hidden risk most leaders are missing with “BYOAI”, and how to finally untangle the messy manual processes that are quietly costing you time, money, and sanity.

If you run or lead a business and want to move forward smarter and safer in 2026, this one’s for you.

Read the full article here:
https://mebuis.com/insights/ai-is-the-new-excel-and-your-processes-are-still-a-mess

I’d love to hear your thoughts after you read it — drop a comment or message me.

Mebuis helps businesses resolve challenges with CRM/ERP systems, process inefficiencies, and technology implementation. Free Technology Impact Assessment available.

04/05/2026

Happy Easter from the team at Mebuis Business Advisors 🙏

He is Risen.

Renewal. Strength. Growth.

Even the most complicated businesses can be completely transformed.

Ready for real results this year?

Let’s talk.

04/04/2026

Check out AstraEngage.com - Actively looking for Beta Testers, get you a free license! - the 4P's - get the lead, get them a proposal, get it signed, and build a project, and deliver it and show it all to your customer inside their own customer portal. Just build Service Desk as well for post-sales support.

03/30/2026

I was invited to attend the inaugural Tarrant County Growth Summit at TCU those afternoon. Growth, infrastructure, and unique live work play spaces were centered in this while having a great sense of keeping the culture and the values we strive to have here in Tarrant County. It was a great event to hear about all the developments, investment, and jobs that are happening right here. Business is all around us here in DFW.

I’d like to work with you all on your part of it!