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Shannon Corely

What the Employer.com acquisition says about the future of the back office The Fall of Bench—and What It Reveals Bench was one of the most well-funded attempts to “fix” bookkeeping

How Integration Outsmarts Automation—One Spreadsheet at a Time When I tell prospective investors we don’t use APIs, the conversation usually ends there. Not because they’ve asked the right questions. But

Higher Education: Fool’s Gold for the Modern Entrepreneur The Illusion of Value For decades, we’ve been sold a dream: go to college, get a degree, and you’ll have a successful

Accounting Is in Full Disruption Mode – CPAs Just Don’t See It Modern Accounting: The Stone Age of Finance If CPAs Had Invented Fire… They Would Have Overbilled for It.

The CFO Mindset: Why Learning Your Business Over Time Beats Any Crash Course When it comes to mastering your business finances, there are two approaches: learning gradually through real-world experience

The Problem with Accounting Isn’t Numbers—It’s Accountants Accounting is supposed to clarify a business, not make it more confusing. Yet, time and time again, business owners pay high-dollar CPAs only

Your CPA’s Reports Might Be a Nest of Snakes Every year, thousands of businesses suffer from horribly tangled, incomprehensible financials. Their books are a mess, their cash flow is a

A Cautionary Tale of Dinosaurs, Typewriters, and Betamax There comes a time in every accountant’s life when they look up from their sea of spreadsheets, glance around the office, and

For decades, the accounting industry has been stuck in time. While technology transformed nearly every sector, accounting firms clung to outdated processes, refusing to evolve. The result? A profession that

Running a business is complex, and the most successful business owners don’t go at it alone—they build a team of experts to help them navigate financial decisions, raise capital, and

The Future of Bookkeeping: The Bookkeeping Industry’s Big Problem For decades, bookkeeping has been treated as a necessary but unprofitable task—either left to business owners using entry-level software like QuickBooks

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The recent collapse of Bench, a high-profile bookkeeping startup that raised over $100 million, has sent ripples through the accounting and tech industries. It’s not just a story about a