I started this obsessed with one idea: AI was going to eat every slow, clunky system businesses still relied on.

I was right about the outcome. I was wrong about the timeline, and completely wrong about where to start.

This episode is the honest version of that journey.

What I believed about AI when I started, what the reality looked like after enough real conversations with people running actual firms, and the single shift that changed how I approached every implementation after that.

If you're a firm owner early in the AI rabbit hole, trying to figure out what's real and what's hype, this is the most honest starting point I can give you.

I now build and install autonomous AI agents specifically for accounting, bookkeeping, and tax advisory firms. The guarantee: $50K saved in payroll within 30 days, or you don't pay.

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