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Show Notes

• 1:20 - Ben’s view of advisory and where it fits in with compliance
• 4:36 - What is Ben’s biggest challenge in his role as VP of Business Growth in the Americas?
• 5:53 - The importance of book-to-tax workflow
• 8:23 - Ben’s background (how he got to be where he’s at)
• 10:28 - The problem with going too far into the future with sessions at conferences (thought leaders are scaring firms about blockchain when hardly anybody is using it yet)
• 12:38 - The biggest barrier to innovation for large accounting firms in the United States
• 15:10 - What if accountants just focused on their processes?

Connect with Ben

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-richmond-ca-b8794220/
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• Email: [email protected] 

Links

• Deloitte's 2019 Global Blockchain Survey: (https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/2019-global-blockchain-survey/DI_2019-global-blockchain-survey.pdf)

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Show Notes

• 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!
• 00:57 - Amazon’s Latest Experiment: Retraining Its Work Force | NYTimes (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/technology/amazon-workers-retraining-automation.html)
• 05:23 - The end of the war for talent? | Accounting Today (https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/the-end-of-the-war-for-accounting-talent)
• 08:39 - Companies use this creative trick keep wages stagnant, even in a strong economy | MarketWatch (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-theory-could-help-explain-why-wages-arent-rising-faster-2018-08-06)
• 12:00 - Microsoft Teams reaches 13 million daily active users, introduces 4 new ways for teams to work better together | Microsoft (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2019/07/11/microsoft-teams-reaches-13-million-daily-active-users-introduces-4-new-ways-for-teams-to-work-better-together/)
• 14:32 - We talked to 10 Robinhood insiders about how the $6 billion trading app botched a launch so badly Congress got involved | Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com/robinhood-millennial-trading-app-ignored-rules-checking-and-savings-2019-7)
• 17:47 - Bill.com Doubles Currencies and Countries for No-Fee International Payments | Insightful Accountant (https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/vendor-news/bill-com-doubles-currencies-and-countries-for-no-fee-interna/)
• 19:20 - MindBridge Ai gets $11M in new funding to accelerate AI development | Accounting Today (https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/mindbridge-ai-gets-11m-in-new-funding-to-accelerate-ai-development)
• 20:21 - Kabbage secures $200M to fuel its AI-based loans platform for small businesses | TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/02/kabbage-secures-200m-to-fuel-its-ai-based-loans-platform-for-small-businesses/)
• 22:04 - CPAs see risks in complex financial instruments and derivatives | Accounting Today (https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cpas-see-risks-in-complex-financial-instruments-and-derivatives)
• 26:13 - Monopoly Goes Cashless, Games Gain Popularity | PYMNTS.com (https://www.pymnts.com/innovation/2019/monopoly-goes-cashless-board-games-gain-popularity/)
• 28:39 - myGov website goes down affecting tax return services | Twitter (https://twitter.com/i/events/1149484643801939970)
• 30:47 - Follow @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLearn on Twitter
• 31:32 - Meet us in person at the Accounting & Finance Show LA (https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/accounting-finance-show-la/index.stm)

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• 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!
• 04:34 - A California law now means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human | Quart
• 07:21 - 73% Think It's OK to Text Clients After Business Hours | SmallBizTrends
• 10:28 - Layoff Watch ’19: Walmart Accountants and Finance Workers In Charlotte, NC | Going Concern
• 14:58 - MYOB glitch sees 220 payment summaries sent in error | Accountants Daily
• 17:41 - Deloitte flash poll: "What is your organization’s biggest challenge associated with controllership transformation?"
• 21:43 - Fifty Years, Little Progress for Black Accountants | Bloomberg Tax
• 23:47 - Proposal would enable adaptive-learning CPE self-study for CPAs | Journal of Accountancy
• 29:25 - Subscribe to show notes via email

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Show Notes

• 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast
• 01:16 - We're at AICPA ENGAGE 2019
• 02:09 - What are the top threats facing the accounting profession?
• 04:53 - If I'm not doing audit, why would I go to the trouble of being a CPA firm these days?
• 06:07 - What's going on with the CPA in Canada
• 09:22 - Over the last 8 years, CPA hires have increased 4% but non-CPA hires have increased 10%
• 12:03 - What's with this Canadian firm getting sued by the SEC?
• 15:04 - Tom Maxwell on Twitter: "Do you text with your clients?"
• 20:15 - What do you see as the best opportunities for CPAs as robots take over lower level tasks?
• 30:13 - Follow @fischbooks, @byron_cpa, and @LizzyNorMa on Twitter

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Show Notes

• 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!
• 01:27 - What are you looking forward to the most at Scaling New Heights?
• 02:40 - How is the balance between desktop and cloud at the conference?
• 04:05 - What do you think about the Right Networks QB Desktop "Always On" announcement?
• 06:23 - Why not just shift to full cloud accounting?
• 07:53 - Any other SNH highlights?
• 08:32 - What's next for the Desktop Accounting Podcast?
• 09:04 - Follow the Desktop Accounting Podcast on Twitter

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Connect with Nayo Carter-Gray

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Show Notes

• 00:58 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!
• 01:45 - We got more reviews! Click here to leave a review on iTunes.
• 07:23 - Scaling New Heights 2020 will be in St. Louis
• 08:00 - Xero is launching apps.xero.com as the new Xero Marketplace
• 08:56 - Make the move from ‘trusted’ to ‘transformative’ | Accounting Today
• 10:59 - QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping update: Interested in becoming a QuickBooks Live Bookkeeper? | Firm of the Future
• 12:21 - The recruiting site for QuickBooks Live bookkeepers is now live
• 16:24 - Enterprise-Technology Companies Trigger Investor Zeal | WSJ
• 19:41 - Facebook’s Libra is live: What CPAs should consider about the new cryptocurrency | Accounting Today
• 25:49 - SURVEY: Nearly Half of Firms Use Videoconferencing | CPA Trendlines
• 28:08 - Top Video-Conferencing Tools: GoToMeeting, Skype [SURVEY] | CPA Trendlines
• 30:15 - 10 tech stories you may have missed: Faster WiFi is coming | Accounting Today
• 34:36 - OneDrive Personal Vault brings added security to your most important files and OneDrive gets additional storage options | Microsoft
• 36:19 - Warning Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 Users | Forbes
• 38:12 - #144 Dark Pattern | Reply All
• 39:18 - Episode 922: The Cost Of Getting Your Money Back | Planet Money
• 41:36 - IMA celebrates 100th year | Accounting Today
• 43:01 - The state of bookkeeping in 2019 | Accounting Today
• 47:15 - Finding and Hiring Quality Staff a Top Challenge in 2019 | CPA Practice Advisor
• 50:39 - San Francisco company to bring division HQ, 450 jobs to Nashville | bizjournals.com
• 51:28 - Fresh off a $2.65B valuation, Plaid co-founder William Hockey is leaving | TechCrunch
• 52:29 - Skubana raises $5.4M for its e-commerce operations software | TechCrunch
• 53:55 - Thomson Reuters to Acquire Audit Company Confirmation | CPA Practice Advisor
• 54:51 - Fluidly wins £5M in RBS competition funding to unlock AI for SMEs | Fluidly
• 56:09 - Acumatica acquired by global private equity firm in bid to take on Oracle, Microsoft and other business software giants | Geekwire
• 56:28 - FreshBooks Adds Retainers to Help Service-Based Businesses Collect Recurring Revenue | PR News Wire

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Show Notes

• 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!
• 01:49 - What made you want to join Xero?
• 02:38 - Tony's background in software
• 02:55 - How do you respond to the observation that another non-American is taking over for Xero Americas?
• 03:31 - You think you have a long commute? Try Sydney to Denver!
• 03:52 - Is Xero done with San Francisco?
• 04:32 - How are you planning to crack open the US market?
• 06:51 - "Platform companies win; product companies get bought or go away."
• 08:44 - Where does Xero fit in when it comes to the new world of software plus a service?
• 10:54 - What's the rationale behind the Xero PwC partnership?
• 13:08 - What's going to be the impact on small accountants and bookkeepers who can't write code?
• 14:32 - Any big plans for 2019, 2020?
• 15:58 - How to connect with Tony and learn more about Xero

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