My accounting heart is bursting with joy. At the 'Oscars' for the accounting industry, I'm grateful to have won in the category “Thought Leader of the Year”. Thank you to Cat Williams-Treloar for handing out the award, and Sharon McClafferty for a killer acceptance speech! I was unable to be there as I was [...]
I’m sharing the audio from a session I hosted as part of the Australian CFO Summit 2024, produced by Weel. The session featured Michael Wood, the Founder and CEO of Translucent is called: “Scale your business on Xero without needing a dozen other Apps and Add-ons” During the session, Michael discusses: - The exponential growth [...]
Today, I’m speaking with Damien Greathead, Head of Marketing - Accountant & Advisor Group, Intuit Australia Our guest is a dynamic sales and marketing leader who excels in helping venture-funded software companies build robust sales and marketing functions. With a specialised focus on the accounting and fintech verticals, he has a proven track record [...]
Welcome to the mid-year AccounTech insights. Here are the top reads from the Accounting Apps newsletter for June ‘24: 1. The Latest Updates and Tips on Accounting Apps | (Accountants Daily) Tune into the latest on AccounTech on this podcast, where Heather Smith and Tyler Caskey discuss everything happening in the accounting app space since [...]
Today, I have something exciting to share with you. You know how you get excited when a lost Beatle or Nirvana track is found? Well, the extraordinary Alexi Boyd uncovered the audio of a panel discussion from Sydney Xerocon PreXerocon 2023. I honestly thought I’d never hear it again, and then in mid-March, she [...]
This May brightest are here. Find the most-clicked reads from the Accounting Apps newsletter for May ‘24: Excel vs Software Battle: Fighting It Out Over the Future of Accounting Tech | (Accounting Apps Podcast) Explore the ongoing debate between traditional Excel use and modern accounting software. This podcast's pros and cons guiding you towards what's [...]
Today, I’m speaking with Tyler Caskey, Partner at The Bean Counters. In this episode, we discuss feature and functionality releases, new integrations, pricing adjustments, and acquisitions in the Accounting Apps space during March, April, and May ‘24. Our podcast highlights are: News and updates from Xero, QuickBooks & MYOB were discussed, including new features, [...]
"Accounting has struggled to stay relevant in the software space. It hasn't seen those big gains you'd expect in a profession as straightforward as ours. The debits and credits have been around for 500 years. That hasn't changed much. But software has a long way to go before it brings huge technical advantages to [...]
"I'm a big fan of G-Accon. I love that tool. It's such a beautiful little connector that we pull lots of data out. We use it with Google Sheets. The creatives love Google Sheets, and they love Xero. So to link those two up and then manipulate those into our own models is a [...]
"A business that has moved more of its workflows to software is less dependent on the founder, and, therefore, is more valuable." "The fastest-growing and most profitable firms are the ones that say no to clients the most. The more restrictive their service is, the better the practice is." – Michael Wood, Founder & [...]
