Drink While You Think🍺

In case you missed it...here's the recording of the LIVE #DrinkWhileYouThink Tech Stack Draft! 🍿

🚨 RULES 🚨 

- Snake draft 🐍

- Once an app is picked, it’s off the board. ✔️

- Each team must have one app in each of these categories: G/L, Spend Mgmt, Payroll, Forecasting/Reporting, Banking, Workflow, and Flex (our wildcard category) 👏

- The app has to *actually* work in the category. But – they can go wild with the Flex pick. 😎

- Matthew May, our "League Commissioner," handles any shenanigans. 👨‍⚖️

🤝 TRADES 🤝 

We encouraged teams to make them! The crazier, the better.

🏆 WINNER 🏆 

Who built the #GOAT tech stack? 🐐

Here's our lineup of GMs: Kristen Nies Ciraldo, Niki Mackenzie, Brian C., Jan Haugo, Miguel Alexander Centeno – and of course, your co-hosts Matthew May & Kenji Kuramoto ✨

We’ll let YOU vote on who built the best tech stack team. 😍 Drop a comment below to vote!

🍻 DRINKS 🍻

Umm...it's kind of a theme of the show. They brought a drink (or three) and so should you! 🕺

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and ask themselves are accountants 'cool'? Plus, they dive into recent venture capital activity and important info about the new Beneficial Ownership Information Report requirement from FinCEN.

Tune in for topics like...

👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 The Industry At Large: Are Accountants Cool? (02:51)
👉 If You Don’t Do It Authentically, It Rings Hollow (10:09)
👉 The Largest Venture Capital-Backed Exits (13:55)
👉 VC Activity Is High In Accounting/Tech (16:50)
👉 Premium Deals Are Still Happening (18:49)
👉 Atlanta Brands On Our Sports Team Jerseys (22:18)
👉 What’s This Whole BOI Thing? (23:41)
👉 Taking Accounting Advice From TikTok (31:00)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (31:46)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Wild Leap Brew Co. / Side Bae Double IPA.
https://wildleap.com/our-beers/side-bae-galaxy-enigma-strata-el-dorado/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Halfway Crooks Beer / Super Super Turbo Turbo.
https://untappd.com/b/halfway-crooks-beer-super-super-turbo-turbo/4889030

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan??

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Why Compensation Plans Are So Tricky (06:00)
👉 Personalizing Plans (11:58)
👉 Where We Struggle At Acuity (13:45)
👉 Correlation Between Rates & Total Comp (15:23)
👉 How To Comp People For Value (18:00)
👉 Minimum Salary Of $75,000 (20:34)
👉 Execution Is A Super Challenge (24:12)
👉 Matthew Used To Be Very Driven By Comp… (28:23)
👉 Improving Our Communication (32:56)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:28)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Elsewhere Brewing / Lady Brett.
https://untappd.com/b/elsewhere-brewing-lady-brett/4556624
—   MATTHEW is drinking New Realm Brewing Co. / Hazy Like a Fox.
https://newrealmbrewing.com/beer/hazy-like-a-fox-ipa/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
ADP – https://acuity.co/adp-and-acuity/

(And also Woodford Reserve 😉)

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week’s Topics and Beers (00:05)
👉 Rethinking Roles (04:40)
👉 The "Player-Coach" Roles (05:53)
👉 The Onboarding Function (08:37)
👉 The Concept of "Losing Your Game" (10:49)
👉 The Sales Function (13:18)
👉 Specialization Vs. Simplification (15:24)
👉 Who Leads Your Verticals? (19:41)
👉 Giving Resources To Team Members (24:27)
👉 Roles That Go Well Together (25:53)
👉 The Benefits Of A Tech Stack Team (30:44)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (32:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—  KENJI is drinking Creature Comforts Brewing Co.  / Bibo.
https://creaturecomfortsbeer.com/beers/bibo/
—  MATTHEW is drinking Cigar City Brewing / Theoretical Jam.
https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/theoretical-jam/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
BILL: https://acuity.co/bill-and-acuity/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper!

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Least Favorite Part Of Selling Into Accountants (04:17)
👉 Problems As $3M Firm Versus $10M Firm (09:35)
👉 The Expectation For SaaS Company Metrics (15:57)
👉 Keeper’s Customer Acquisition Strategy (18:53)
👉 How Non-Technical Founders Assess Their Tech (23:01)
👉 Tips For Firm Owners Choosing Tech (29:46)
👉 When Customers Set Expectations (35:03)
👉 Big Drivers Of Variable Comp (38:03)
👉 What Does Churn Look Like For Firms? (41:58)
👉 Acuity’s Six Data Points On Clients (48:02)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (52:18)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Murphy’s Irish Stout.
https://www.murphys.com
—   MATTHEW is drinking Marz Community Brewing Co. / Jungle Boogie
https://marz.beer/beer/jungle-boogie/
—  BEN is drinking water :)

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Keeper 🥳

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/
Ben Stein: @ben_stein, https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfstein/
Keeper: @keeper_hq, https://www.linkedin.com/company/keeperhq/
VerifyiQ: @VERIFYiQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifyiq/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
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Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about meaningful milestones and memorable moments throughout the years at Acuity.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Hiring Our First Employee (05:08)
👉 Spanx Becomes Acuity’s Client (08:58)
👉 Kenji Buys His First Partner Out (12:15)
👉 Matthew Buys Half Of Acuity(13:14)
👉 The Million-Dollar Milestones (16:00)
👉 When We Started Seeing Bookkeeping Take Off (17:00)
👉 When Payroll Was Bigger Than We Could Float (19:48)
👉 Biggest Client That Ever Stiffed Us (21:10)
👉 When Kenji & Matthew Stopped Billing (22:55)
👉 Our Sales Team Closing Deals (24:40)
👉 Becoming “Accounting Famous” (26:09)
👉 Milestones In Team Members’ Lives (27:52)
👉 Merging With Catching Clouds (29:59)
👉 Our First Philippines Trip (32:00)
👉 Growing AcuityCon With Tech Partners (32:35)
👉 20th Anniversary of Acuity @ Bridging The Gap (35:06)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (37:08)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking SweetWater Brewing Company / Gummies Fruit Punch IIPA.
https://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/brews/gummies-fruit-punch-iipa/
—   MATTHEW is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.
https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
VerifyiQ: https://verifyiq.co

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji shares a beer with special guest Roman Villard, founder of Full Send Finance, and dives into recruiting efforts in the accounting industry right now.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)

👉 The Story Behind Full Send (03:18)

👉 It’s A Hard Time To Recruit (05:27)

👉 How Full Send Started Recruiting (06:37)

👉 Finding The Right Candidate (12:37)

👉 Taking A Closer Look At Requirements (19:57)

👉 Acuity’s Job Listings (24:46)

👉 Full Send’s Approach To Screening & Interviewing (26:09)

👉 The Hiring Pipeline: “Clear Is Kind” (30:18)

👉 Being Transparent About Compensation (34:30)

👉 What It Looks Like To Recruit A Partner (37:53)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:25)

👉 Where You Can Connect With Roman + Full Send (50:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—   KENJI is drinking 4 Noses Brewing Company / Flatiron Fog.

https://www.4nosesbrewing.com/flatiron-fog

—   ROMAN is drinking Mission Brewing / Waves of Haze.

https://missionbrewery.com/products/waves-of-haze-single-19-2oz-can/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/

Roman Villard: @FullSendCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/

Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/

Website: https://acuity.co/

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and host the third annual DWYT awards show – The Drinkies! 🍻

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 How The Drinkies Work (03:12)
👉 The Best Brewery (04:11)
👉 Our Favorite Beers (07:03)
👉 And…The Worst Beers (11:34)
👉 Best Location (15:10)
👉 Most Watched Episode (16:11)
👉 Most Impactful Episode (19:35)
👉 Favorite Moment (22:18)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (28:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Heineken Samuel Adams / Just the Haze.
https://www.samueladams.com/our-beers/originals/non-alcoholic/just-the-haze?
—   MATTHEW is drinking Cervecería Colorado / Churro Stout.
https://www.cerveceriacolorado.com/churro-stout.html

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Full Send Finance: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend/

🌟 VIDEO LINKS 🌟
Our Favorite Beers:
- Kenji's Winner: https://youtu.be/w_eiuMH_4ZI

Best Location:
- Winner: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg

Most Watched Episode:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/7B4h44FdhBA
- Winner: https://youtu.be/QYJpY8WJRg8

Most Impactful Episode:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/r2HXl1-wiZk
- Winner: https://youtu.be/5kVUz68Pfzo

Favorite Moment:
- First Runner Up: https://youtu.be/AQLmQnhB7eg
- Winner: https://youtu.be/AZ9wI7hu2Go

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew review their predictions from 2023 and give their predictions for 2024.

Tune in for topics like...

👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 How Many Did We Get Right Last Year? (03:23)
👉 Our Global Predictions For 2024 (07:43)
👉 The Accounting Profession In 2023 & 2024 (12:55)
👉 How Many Firms Take Private Equity In ’24? (20:01)
👉 Tech Predictions: AI In 2024 Or 2025? (22:16)
👉 Predictions For Acuity: 2023 Vs. 2024 (25:58)
👉 Last Year’s Personal Predictions (34:09)
👉 Personal Goals For Matthew This Year (37:48)
👉 Personal Goals For Kenji This Year (41:14)
👉 The Painful Prediction: The Falcons (44:24)
👉 Will Atlanta United Be In The Playoffs? (47:40)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (48:40)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
—   KENJI is drinking Heineken Saint Lucia Ltd. / Piton Lager Beer.
https://pitonbeer.com/piton-beer/
—   MATTHEW is drinking Untitled Art / Chocolate Graham Cracker Pastry Stout.
https://www.drinkuntitled.com/products/beer/

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️
Grow Resources Saint Lucia: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grow-resources-saint-lucia/

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥
Kenji Kuramoto: @kenjikuramoto, https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/
Matthew May: @TheTechCPA, https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/

👣 FOLLOW US 👣
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/
Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/
Website: https://acuity.co/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about one of their biggest struggles: communication.

Tune in for…

👉 Welcome! (00:00)

👉 This Week's Topic & Beers (00:04)

👉 Can All Communication Be Fixed With A Phone Call? (03:36)

👉 The Evolution Of Our Internal Communication (05:52)

👉 Fixing Things Versus Moving The Needle Forward (12:24)

👉 Implicit Versus Explicit Authority (16:07)

👉 Our Client Communication Break Down (21:00)

👉 The Ideal Advisory Relationship (26:24)

👉 Meeting The Entrepreneur Where They Are (28:37)

👉 Predictions For Communication In The Future (29:56)

👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (38:48)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺

—  KENJI is drinking Cigar City Brewing / Florida Man Double IPA.

https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/florida-man/

—  MATTHEW is drinking Phase Three Brewing Co. / Niu Toasted Coconut Porter.

https://untappd.com/b/phase-three-brewing-niu/4478274

➡️ THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR ⬅️

The Fearsome Foursome from the AICPA Accelerator – 4impactData, Synder, TaxPlanIQ, and VERIFYiQ

👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥

Kenji Kuramoto: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenjikuramoto/, @kenjikuramoto

Matthew May: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetechcpa/, @TheTechCPA

👣 FOLLOW US 👣

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuity.co

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Acuity_co

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acuity.co/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acuity_co

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/acuity.co/

Uptappd: https://untappd.com/user/DWYT/

Website: https://acuity.co/

👇 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL👇

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCojjHAe6BqSgq9yZRR-O6ig