Sage Advice Podcast: The Changing Nature of Teams in the Workplace
Read my interview with Ed Kless on the Sage Advice Podcast. We talk about how my first career as a classical cellist was disrupted by automation, what drew me to accounting technology, and how teams in the accounting profession are increasingly becoming a mix of full-time employees, part-time employees, contractors, and outsourcing firms.
Video: The Art of the Newsletter
Email newsletters have an insane ROI, but for some crazy reason, most accountants don't send one. I'm sharing what I've learned from sending 70+ issues of Cloud Accounting Weekly, including how to do it FAST
The Art of the Newsletter for Lead Generation
How to write your own email newsletter in a minimum amount of time, Practice Ignition integrates with Zapier, the best password managers, managing the Millennial accountant, what the Net Neutrality repeal means for us, the SEC is cracking down on ICOs, and more
Last day at Armanino LLP
Today is my last day as a manager at Armanino LLP on the Outsourced Finance & Accounting team.
My #1 takeaway (& pics) from Xerocon Austin
There’s something that keeps me coming back to Xerocon year after year...
Why Do We Still Commute?
The personal computer was supposed to kill the office and liberate us from hellish commutes to the city. But the average American commute has only increased since then. Could virtual reality finally change that? Read the article on CityLab.
The Classification of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency by the IRS
IRS guidance is silent on which section of the tax code cryptocurrency falls into. This has major implications for the tax treatment of transactions involving Bitcoin. Read Craig Smalley's analysis on CPA Practice Advisor.
New Features and Improvements Announced at QuickBooks Connect
Intuit announced a number of new features and improvements at the annual QuickBooks Connect user conference. Read about the updates on the QuickBooks Blog.
Blockchain Solves a Problem from Antiquity
If you want to understand the value of blockchain and cryptocurrency, read this. It has nothing to do with the price of Bitcoin. That’s just a distraction. The true value is that it provides a distributed system for verifying claims of ownership — whatever they may be.