Helicon Labs · Inspiration, engineered.
Run a better business. For less than you pay now.
Better software, clearer communication and a team that works from the same numbers, built with AI around how your business actually runs. We did it first for our own $100M+ company.
Fixed price in writingYou own the code and dataNo per-seat fees
Pull every system
accounting · sales · inventory · CRM
AI checks the numbers
cash · orders · stock · pipeline
Flag what needs attention
late invoices · low stock · stalled deals
Report in your inbox
before the team sits down
Better software
Tools that fit how you work, that you own, with no per-seat fees.
- Replaces spreadsheets and copy-and-paste
- Connects the systems you already use
- Costs less than the subscriptions it replaces
Better communication
Everyone sees the same numbers, and the right news reaches the right person.
- One morning report for the whole team
- Alerts go to whoever owns the problem
- Nothing important stuck in one inbox
Better teamwork
Less busywork, clear targets, and problems fixed by the person closest to them.
- AI takes the part of the job nobody wants
- Every person sees their own target
- Owners stop being the bottleneck
20 yrs
running sales, buying and operations
$100M+
in online sales on systems we built
$100M+
in wholesale sales to major retailers
2
companies we run on our own tools
Works with the tools you already use
Sound familiar?
Most businesses run on workarounds.
“Our morning starts in five spreadsheets.”
Someone downloads reports and pastes them together before anyone can make a decision.
“Our workaround has a workaround.”
The process only works because one person knows which steps to fix by hand.
“We pay for ten tools and still copy and paste.”
Each subscription does one job, and people move data between them all day.
“Every new hire is another seat fee.”
Software costs grow with headcount, and nothing quite fits how you work.
What we build
Software your team actually uses.
Reporting that runs itself
Numbers from every system in one morning report, with what needs attention flagged.
All systems→AI check→Morning report
Orders, invoices and documents
POs, invoices, contracts and PDFs read, checked and entered where they belong.
PDF or email→Extract + check→Your system
Inventory and purchasing
Stock warnings, reorder suggestions and supplier follow-ups from real demand.
Stock + sales→Forecast→Purchase list
Finance and back office
Reconciliations, collections reminders and month-end prep without the copy and paste.
Bank + books→Match→Exceptions only
Sales and customer ops
Lead research, quotes, follow-ups and support answers drafted for your team to approve.
New lead→Research + draft→CRM
Custom internal tools
Dashboards, admin panels and small apps built around how your team already works.
Your process→Built tool→Your team
Popular tools:Project trackerOrder status boardSubmission systemProduction cost calculatorProduct databaseKPI dashboardQuote builderSee all 18 →
Better tech, for less
Stop renting software that doesn’t fit.
Subscriptions charge you every month, per person, forever. A tool we build is paid for once, fits how you work, and belongs to you.
| The subscription stack | Built by Helicon Labs | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Monthly, per seat, usually rising every year | One fixed price, plus optional support |
| Adding people | Another seat fee each time | Costs nothing extra |
| Fit | You change your process to fit the software | Built around how you already work |
| Your data | Lives in someone else’s system | Your accounts, your code, your data |
| Connecting tools | People copy and paste between them | Systems talk to each other automatically |
| By year three | Still paying, usually more | Paid off, still yours |
What could you save?
Move the sliders to match your business. Simple math, your numbers.
Saved per year after launch
$0
Pays for itself in
0 months
Net savings over 3 years
$0
Hours given back each week
0
Estimate only. It assumes the subscriptions you enter are fully replaced and the share of manual work you choose is automated. We give you a fixed price after a short audit.
Get a fixed quoteSoftware your team will open
Clear screens, not another login nobody uses.
We build simple tools around the decisions your team makes every day: what to reorder, who to chase, what changed overnight. Everything else stays out of the way.
- One place for the numbers that matter
- Problems flagged before they cost money
- Works in the browser, on any device
Revenue yesterday
$48.2K
+6% vs last week
Open orders
312
18 ship today
Cash due this week
$126K
4 invoices late
Needs attention
StockItem A-214 runs out in 6 days. Reorder suggested.
CashCustomer invoice 30 days late. Reminder drafted.
Sales3 quotes waiting for approval.
Before and after
What changes for your team.
| Task | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Daily numbers | Download reports, paste them into a spreadsheet, figure out what happened | Report is waiting at 7 AM with problems already flagged |
| Orders and invoices | Typed in by hand from PDFs and emails | Read and entered automatically; people check only exceptions |
| Reordering | Gut feel and a stock count | Suggested order list from real demand |
| Chasing payments | Someone remembers to follow up | Late invoices flagged and reminders drafted |
| Software bills | A seat fee for every tool and every person | Tools you own, with no per-seat fees |
Why Helicon
Where genius was a gift.
01
The mountain of the Muses
In Greek myth, the nine Muses, daughters of Memory, lived on Mount Helicon. Every art and science began with them.
02
The spring of inspiration
Where the winged horse Pegasus struck the rock, a spring burst out. Drink from it, and inspiration followed.
03
The shepherd who became a poet
Hesiod was tending sheep on Helicon when the Muses handed him a laurel staff and a voice. He became one of Greece’s first great poets.
That’s our job: give everyday work the tools to become extraordinary.
Nine Muses around the mountain. That’s our logo.
Built by an operator
Not a consultant with slides. A founder who runs the business.
Eric Shalom has spent 20 years in sales and operations and built two companies on software he created for his own team. Helicon Labs brings those same tools to your business.
“AI didn’t replace anyone’s job. It replaced the part of the job nobody wanted to do.”
How we work
Source. Shape. Flow.
Source
Find the work worth automating
A short audit of how your team spends its day, with a ranked list of what to build first and what it saves.
Usually 2–3 weeksFixed fee
Shape
Build it into your business
A working version early, then hardened into software your team relies on every day.
Usually 4–8 weeksFixed scope
Flow
Run and improve
We monitor it, fix what breaks and keep improving it against your numbers.
Monthly support
Is this a fit?
Who we work best with.
A good fit
- Growing businesses doing roughly $5M–$200M a year
- Teams whose day starts in spreadsheets and email
- Product, distribution, e-commerce and service companies
- Owners who want tools they own, not another subscription
Probably not a fit
- You want a 100-page AI strategy and no build
- You need a public consumer app
- No one on your side can spend an hour a week with us
Run a better business. For less than you pay now.
Thirty minutes. No deck. Bring the task your team hates most.