The Accounting Podcast | Is the billable hour making a comeback?

Is the billable hour making a comeback?

December 4, 2019 / 50:22/E138

Blake and David dig into the news over Thanksgiving weekend, including how Gusto and Zenefits have abruptly ended key integrations, what accounting firms can learn from Amazon's strategy, and how to know when fixed fee pricing isn't working. We've also learned the hottest side hustle (spoiler: it's bookkeeping!), and talk about what happens when the SaaS competitive landscape becomes cloud vs. cloud, and much more.

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Show Notes

01:27 – Things to do in Tucson at 4:30 in the morning when your puppy has to go potty – listen to podcasts from former guests, like Scott Orn, of course!
02:41 – If you missed our discussion on the streaming wars, go here
03:24 – It’s not you, it’s me … Or is it? Gusto and Zenefits just don’t see eye to eye | Accounting Today
04:13 – What happens when the customer-first company puts the customer last?
06:07 – Ready, set, SOAPBOX ... The gentleman debate Gusto v. Zenefits
07:49 – Blake sides with Gusto - data security wins over convenience
10:04 – David finds this to be more of an ‘immature’ publicly-held negotiation about the private agreements betwixt the two companies, and the biggest loser is, of course, the customer
13:33 – Another review! Thank you!
15:43 – Anything you can do, Amazon can do better? | NYT
18:43 – Amazon is okay with losing a bit of money on one-day Prime shipping ... Small price to pay for crushing competition, right?
21:21 – What can accounting firms learn from Amazon's modus operandi? Maybe more than you think!
24:21 – Is your fixed-fee model flopping? | AccountingWEB
29:04 – Making sweet macro music … | Digg.com
29:40 – Play that funky music, accounting boy ...
30:26 – Move over, Uber, bookkeeping is the hottest side hustle now! | Forbes
30:48 – Get these guys some L.A.-level tacos, or a whole steak ... Check out their fabulous merch!
33:18 – Hey, you! Get off of my cloud! A VC’s perspective of the future of cloud | LinkedIn
36:11 – Fight, focus, or flight - how to win in the "Intelligent Connected World."
40:08 – Piece of cake? Sage thinks so with its latest acquisition | Enterprise Times
42:32 – Some further insight on ‘coopetition’ from Matt Paff | LinkedIn
45:30 – Robinhood’s a little less merry – They’re no longer banking on a charter | PYMNTS.com
46:49 – Reading assignment for next week's show – “Can Silicon Valley remake the payday lending industry?” | NewStatesmanAmerica

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