Building a better world at work
Interview with Ben Thompson CEO Employment Hero Heather Smith: Thank you so much for joining us, Ben, on the Cloud Stories Podcast. Can I start by asking you, who [...]
Everything you wanted to know about Accounting Apps but did not even know to ask.
Inspired by my talk with Heide Robson on her podcast Tax Talks (episode 167), I’m publishing a series of articles about Accounting Apps. You can listen to the original recording here. [...]
What is a custom apps integration?
Custom integration is when you have to write specific software to get two apps talking to each other, or when you somehow fill the gap between two apps with code [...]
Do we need integration specialists to help us to plug all the apps together?
Do we need integration specialists to help us to plug all the apps together, or will apps become better at connecting together without detailed knowledge? It’s probably a hybrid of [...]
Horizontal versus vertical apps
One of the ways people use, to categorise apps is to refer to them as horizontal or vertical. Saying an app is horizontal means we believe it works across most industries. [...]
Data accessibility of subscription-based services
When we're talking about subscription-based services, how long is the data accessible? Once the data pushes into Xero or Receipt Bank, it stays there. You can, even once you [...]
Not all API connections work the same
An API defines certain fields in that software that another software can link to. For example, the software might say, okay, you can only link to say our expense fields, [...]
Does all accounting software have an open API?
While most accounting software says they do - they're all at varying levels. What’s kind of revolutionary about Xero when it launched on the market was it made its API [...]
What is an Application Programming Interface (API) and what does it do?
An Application Programming Interface is a key that unlocks connections. If you have two systems, and if you have an open API between them, it means the connection has been [...]
What are Accounting App?
When I talk about apps, I use the term accounting apps. These are applications that connect to online accounting solutions. If you think of your online accounting solution as your [...]
Solutions leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Marketing Industry – including 2 gamechangers for me!
Within the Accounting Industry we’re constantly bombarded with news about AI, or Artificial Intelligence; are we optimally using it, or will the robots take over our jobs? To get some [...]
The benefits of niching in Accounting Apps
I've long been an advocate for niching deeply into the Accounting Apps world. My friend David Leary, host of the Cloud Accounting Podcast developed this informative slide deck - 50 [...]
Deliver & Scale POWER BI as a Service in your Accounting Firm – MEETUP
Learn how to provide Power BI interactive visualisations and business intelligence reporting with a dynamic interface that accounting staff can use to create their own reports and dashboards. Host Heather [...]
Accounting and Bookkeeping events
Upcoming Events: CACatalyst Data Analytics and Data Visualisation Workshop Sydney: 25 Oct - 15 Nov 2019 (various cities) - Register here. Auckland: 25 - 28 Nov 2019 (various cities) - Register [...]
Automation in Practice Management workshops across Australia and New Zealand
This is a project I've been working on for some time now, and I'm excited to launch it to the public. Words can't describe how elated I am to be [...]
Building a professional online community
Why do you think it's so important that people in this industry, and in fact in all industries, need to be tapped into the cloud and understanding what it means [...]
Listening, Learning and Talking tour of the USA
During May 2019 I am travelling across the USA, on a Listening, Learning and Talking tour of the USA. Don’t worry I’m not planning to embellish my LinkedIn profile to [...]
What are cloud-based app solutions? My interview on the Tax Wrap podcast.
I was interviewed about Accounting Technology on the Tax Wrap podcast. Steve Burnham and I talked about: What are cloud-based app solutions? Can you compare traditional accounting software and cloud-based [...]
Addressing clients’ fear of the cloud
Accountants frequently ask me: “How can I encourage my own client base to adopt cloud accounting solutions”. When they do I share with them a story about a meticulously maintained [...]
PayVu simplifies payments from within Xero
I'm at #WCOA2018, and here with Dean Martin National Business Development Manager from PayVu. Dean, can you tell us a bit about what PayVu does? Dean Martin: What we do [...]
Chris Hooper – World’s First Accounting Futurist
My name is Chris Hooper, and I'm the C.E.O. of Accodex, which is a market network for freelance accountants. Heather Smith: Excellent. Thank you. And I am glad to hear [...]
Laura Venables – Flipping the Australian Accounting conference model on its head
My name's Laura Venables, I'm the event director of AccounTech.Live and Accounting Business Expo. What does that really mean? A whole heap of things really. We are the facilitators of [...]
Colin Hewitt – Building a cashflow forecasting solution that the business owners can rely on
I'm Colin Hewitt. I'm the CEO and co-founder of Float, which is a cash-flow forecasting piece of software that helps small businesses. Heather Smith: Sensational. So we last spoke, it [...]
Moving to a paperless office
One of the best steps that you can take – to embrace digital technology – is work towards moving your office to a paperless environment. I recorded a webinar with [...]
Clayton Oates – an Accounting Technologist embracing symbiotic relationships with software providers
Heather Smith: Thank you so much, Clayton, for being on Cloud Stories with me and our listeners today. I'd like to start off by asking you, Who are you and [...]