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The app itself looks really nice, but I'm unconvinced this will be useful in practice. The number of times our company has sent a contract and had it accepted w

by wkirby 11y ago

The app itself looks really nice, but I'm unconvinced this will be useful in practice. The number of times our company has sent a contract and had it accepted without revisions is literally 0, and I see no way to customize the terms of the agreement beyond the pre-filled fields. I guess what I'm getting at is this: if this is intended to be a tool for generating, signing, and managing contracts there must be more flexibility in actually drafting the contract language. If it's supposed to be a tool for invoicing clients, I see no way to actually invoice for contracts provided by a third-party.

mthomasb 11y ago
We're working on a big release this week to add flexibility, but the contracts definitely aren't for everyone. If you're a decent sized agency working with larger clients, it probably won't be flexible enough. We try to cover the 80/20 cases and provide some flexibility, but we need to maintain some standardization for the ease of creation, integration with invoices, etc.
- sadok 11y ago
  I talked to your support team about this. The contract, as a base, is good, but there are some clients that just need to change the language or other fields that are NOT editable from your interface. And that's the only reason I'm not using Bonsai.
  - mthomasb 11y ago
    Yep, we definitely understand the need for more flexibility. In about 1 week there will be many more options to edit. The big reason we didn't do that sooner is that we didn't want the average user to think they had to really get into the details and tweak it, because the template is made to just work well in most cases. But have definitely seen the need for more flexibility.
tyre 11y ago
A good equivalent would be the SAFE for startup funding. There are a few editable terms (most-favored nation, cap, discount) but for the most part it is standard. Saves everyone time, money, and headaches. Will it replace priced VC rounds? Not at all, but a little streamlining goes a long way.

by wkirby 11y ago

mthomasb 11y ago

We're working on a big release this week to add flexibility, but the contracts definitely aren't for everyone. If you're a decent sized agency working with larger clients, it probably won't be flexible enough. We try to cover the 80/20 cases and provide some flexibility, but we need to maintain some standardization for the ease of creation, integration with invoices, etc.

sadok 11y ago
I talked to your support team about this. The contract, as a base, is good, but there are some clients that just need to change the language or other fields that are NOT editable from your interface. And that's the only reason I'm not using Bonsai.
- mthomasb 11y ago
  Yep, we definitely understand the need for more flexibility. In about 1 week there will be many more options to edit. The big reason we didn't do that sooner is that we didn't want the average user to think they had to really get into the details and tweak it, because the template is made to just work well in most cases. But have definitely seen the need for more flexibility.

tyre 11y ago

A good equivalent would be the SAFE for startup funding. There are a few editable terms (most-favored nation, cap, discount) but for the most part it is standard. Saves everyone time, money, and headaches. Will it replace priced VC rounds? Not at all, but a little streamlining goes a long way.