From The Trenches

From The Trenches

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  • #22 How to Love Staff w/ Andrew Van De Beek
    From the Trenches decided to skip episode #21 because.............well because skipping numbers seemed to have worked for trump tower and our producer doesn't seem to be able to count.
    The show went on though with Xero Firm of the year winner An...
    45 min
  • 22. How to Love Staff w/ Andrew Van De Beek
    From the Trenches decided to skip episode #21 because.............well because skipping numbers seemed to have worked for trump tower and our producer doesn't seem to be able to count.
    The show went on though with Xero Firm of the year winner James Van De Beek filling in for Paul Meissner who is still out of the trenches and in the infirmary. 
    Best on Ground
     
    Customer Experience Matters says MYOB & Receipt Bank - we agree
    https://www.myob.com/au/blog/why-customers-desire-experience-more-than-stuff/
     
    David v Golia…Deloitte
    Absolute empowerment to the little firm taking on the CPA Deloitte audit
    http://www.afr.com/business/accounting/deloitte-denies-wrongdoing-in-cpa-audits-20170817-gxy9h2
     
    Worst on Ground
     
    More proof the ‘’robots will kill us’’ camp are miles off with the AFR publishing not 1 but 3 articles dulling down the impact of rise of the machines.
     
    Robotic Process Automation
    Our mate Sri Annaswamy described robotic process automation the ‘’consulting scam of the century’’  http://www.afr.com/technology/robotic-process-automation-on-demand-as-consultants-get-disrupted-20170816-gxx6b0
     
    Block Chain
    ‘’The truth is the only people making any money out of blockchain at present are conference producers.’’ 
    http://www.afr.com/technology/the-reality-of-blockchain-in-australia-lots-of-plans-but-waiting-for-the-big-hit-20170816-gxx6cs
     
    Artificial Intelligence
    Almost no one is ready for it now so it is nowhere near ready to take all our SME jobs and still relies on quality data inputs
    http://www.afr.com/technology/gadgets/computers/artificial-intelligence-business-wants-a-lot-from-it-but-is-reluctant-to-commit-20170817-gxycql
     
    Media Watch
    Stop fear selling to us. If you can't convey the value of your product without putting something else down then your product doesn't have enough value.
    1 min
  • 20. From Zero to Xero - Behind Trent McLaren at Intuitt
    It wouldn't be a Melbourne Winter if one of Paul or David didn't lose their voice, not great for a couple of podcast hosts. The show must go on so David is joined By Trent McLaren, Australian Accounting Awards Thought Leader of the Year, Practice Ignition superstar and all round nice guy. 
    Best on Ground
    David 
    Can Accountants advise clients to run Venture Capital Funds 
    https://www.pickles.com.au/blog/-/blogs/a-commitment-to-innovation-pickles-ventures?_33_redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pickles.com.au%2Fblog%3Fp_p_id%3D33%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BV9NAlvZ4ToaeuJWAmlXjGQ%3D%3D  
    Brilliant content from Receipt Bank on Value Pricing 
    https://blog.receipt-bank.com/five-innovative-firms-that-nailed-value-pricing?utm_campaign=Social%20-%20Value%20Pricing%20-%20Q3&utm_content=58954397&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
    Trent 
    Martin Bisset's article on why offline relationships trump all the social media attention possible. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6303192876029476864/ 
    Worst on Ground 
    Trent is fed up with insurance brokers using fear selling and talks about a bad conversation he had.
    David sings praise on the Women in Finance awards from momentum media but asks the question, Did anyone miss out?  https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/professional-development/10649-finalists-revealed-for-industry-first-awards-program
    Fake News
    No, relying on just your network isn't Killing your business. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-relying-referrals-killing-your-accounting-firm-amanda-c-watts
    1 min
  • #19 Empathy
    It was a good news week in accounting land as Paul and David share their happier moments including PWC using street media to promote their tax service for Uber drivers, new pricing trends in the legal world that may impact us, a flurry of applicants fo...
    37 min
  • 19. Empathy
    BOG
    DAVID
    Microsoft is changing the way their lawyers price (and its not more hourly billing) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/business/dealbook/paying-lawyers-by-hour-microsoft.html 
    PWC's Airtax is advertising on the street https://www.airtax.io/ 
    PAUL
    Robots have tried to take our jobs for over 200 years, they keep failing https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6300235577182814208/ 
    WOG
    DAVID
    More people die from lack of sleep than road accidents. WHAT!
    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/tiredness-killing-aussies-with-more-than-3000-deaths-a-year-linked-to-lack-of-sleep/news-story/479abf7f33de0e3cf2f6417c9e2f1309
    Media Watch
    Blockchain is not our priority right now, Rod Drury will tell us when it is though. https://www.accountantsdaily.com.au/columns/10624-blockchain-why-it-s-time-for-the-accounting-industry-to-get-on-board
    Indepth
    Why do accountant need empathy and emotional intelligence??
    1 min

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