ShadowFix: Workaround-to-Automation Converter for CRM
9/10
Demand Score
Workarounds create compliance risk, reporting blind spots, and customer experience breaks that compound as teams scale.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$2k-9k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
ShadowFix discovers off-platform workarounds (spreadsheets, CSV exports, ad-hoc mail merges, personal Zapier flows) and converts them into governed, native CRM automations. It monitors exports and OAu
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 3 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Zapier
- Workato
- Tray.io
- Salesforce Flow
- Dynamics Power Automate
- Smartsheet
Must-Have Features for MVP
Export/workaround detection via connectors and browser signals
Spreadsheet schema inference and mapping to CRM objects
Auto-generation of native CRM flows/automations
Safe staging area with test data and rollback plans
Recipe marketplace and approval workflow
Data quality guardrails and backfill jobs
Audit trails and usage analytics
Slack/Teams bot for workaround intake
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Detecting exports without violating privacy
- Change management when replacing beloved spreadsheets
- Complex edge cases when auto-generating flows
- Ensuring generated automations are performant and secure
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- 50%+ reduction in recurring exports within 60 days
- Increased data completeness/consistency in CRM
- Adoption of generated automations by target teams
- Security sign-off with clear governance and auditability
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