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Post 1
Hey Everyone, hope you've been enjoying the Accounting Tech Tar Pit podcast (and the bonus bits we are posting here)! Beyond the pod plenty has been happening and we thought it was about time we gave you all an update... 📩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 The end of 2023 is fast approaching, so we figure there's no time like the present to announce our first cohort for 2024, and are excited to say applications are open now! If you're a startup in accounting tech - then reach out and let's get the conversation started! 🚀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 A quick update on some of our veteran startups, (), () and Formulr (), all three of whom are getting extremely close to finished beta products. They've proved the pain and need is there, tested their prototypes, but the biggest challenge is the one they face next - Do they deliver value?! Up next, a big welcome to the team at , and , who are kicking off a programme to help them crack the fragmented, complex and challenging UK practice management space. We're looking forward to providing them with access to some of the best accountants in the business, to help accelerate their validation and learning process! 🏆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 Firstly, congratulations to and the
team who have formalised a valuable industry partnership with , great recognition for the hard yards they are putting in and the trust they have built in the industry (in such a short time). Secondly, a shoutout to the + teams for what has been a very successful launch over in the UK (congrats and ). Keep an eye for their bright yellow branding and great AML product! We are also excited to hear that the team are set to launch their brand new product - BVO Pro - at the upcoming Accounting Business Expo. If you're doing appraisals or valuations yourself already, or keen to begin doing them (without all the uncertainty and risk) then be sure to drop by and say hey to the guru of business vals, ! 🧮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 Last, but certainly not least, we are excited to welcome a few more accounting legends in at , at and at ! We hope you enjoy being part of this one-of-a-kind group, and look forward to seeing you shape the future of accounting tech! ✋ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻? If you're an accountant or startup interested in joining, feel free to apply at: ___ That's all for now, enjoy the rest of the year and we look forward to seeing you soon! ​
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We have just launched our latest cohort and thought it was time for an update! 🚀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 Firstly, a big welcome to of who is just getting started with our amazing AU & NZ accountants -- understanding their pains and problems, uncovering critical blind spots and stress testing their new product offering before launch! We are also excited to welcome and of , as they undertake critical market research with our UK accountants to solidify the direction of their product, and develop a deep understanding of the accounting specific use-cases! Sticking to the startup theme, we are thrilled to be continuing work with and his newly named startup, Formulr -- which is shaping up well for beta testing in the last quarter of 2023! 🏆 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗱 A couple of other shoutouts to both and of , and and the team at
, our most recent graduates -- for all the awesome work they're continuing to do in the accounting space. The team recently took on their first event, at , and continue to pump out new features -- better yet, they have also completed their angel fundraise, including 12 accountants on their cap table, many of whom have been with them from idea (via ). Really proud of what they've achieved to date! 🧮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 Last, but certainly not least, we are excited to welcome a couple more accounting legends in of , of , of , of , of , of Roslyn Hodgson of and of ! We hope you enjoy being part of this one-of-a-kind group, and look forward to seeing you shape the future of accounting tech! 🔼 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻? If you're an accountant or startup interested in joining, feel free to apply at: 👊 ___ That's all for now, we look forward to seeing a bunch of you in a couple of weeks at Xerocon 💃🕺 ​

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🎙 PODCAST EP: Why Startups Fail 💥 As the year comes to a close, the season ends and with
moving on from in 2024, we felt now was the perfect time to bring you a very special episode... one that has been in the works and on our minds for months. Together we look to answer the million-dollar question, 'Why do startups fail?' Over the past 3.5 years running , we have worked with more than 35+ startups, and evaluated over 200 founders... And during this time the key reasons, beliefs, and strategies that lead founders into failure have come to the fore. Prepare to have many of your startup beliefs challenged, as we ( in particular) shed light on the reality of startup life, the complexity involved, and how most founders underestimate the challenge ahead! This episode is all about 'Why Startups Fail', but we made it because we want to see more startups to go in eyes-wide open, and hopefully, succeed! 🔊 “(As you become more experienced in the startup space) you start to develop this cognitive dissonance - that what you're being fed all the time, as far as the image, the rulebook, the playbook of what you should do to succeed as a startup founder, doesn't match the reality. Its easy to live off all that inspiring fluff, but when you're down in the trenches, and you see the reality up close, its a lot uglier..." 🔼 Don't forget to subscribe and follow 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘁 - The first and only podcast for Listen now on Spotify: Listen now on Apple Podcasts: Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts ​
Post 4
🎉 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵'𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 🍖 We believe startups need to get critical feedback from the right people as early as possible in the journey... That's why we have created the first-ever accounting tech startup roast 🔥 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 for early-stage accounting tech founders (and potential founders to-be)! Come along and pitch your new startup idea to world-leading accountants, and receive the brutally honest feedback you need to accelerate your next steps 🚀 Should be a whole lot of fun! Expressions of interest are open for a short time only. More details in the attached, and link to apply in the comments below 👇 ​
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🍖 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲! It was great fun hosting five early-stage accounting tech founders for the first-ever pitch night! They all did a fantastic job when the lights were turned on them. It's never easy to put yourself out there, a great first step for any founder 👏 Following their pitches they received deep insight and constructive feedback from our accounting community, and special judges for the day. And it all culminated in and his app Padboss being announced the winner of the 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 and 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 awards 🏆 ___ Thanks once again to everybody who applied to join. Our awesome early adopters audience 👏 The awesome founders who pitched and ! As well as our amazing judges 🙏 Hopefully, we can continue to put forward events like this to help spur on even greater innovation in accounting. Until then 🚀🤘 ​

Posts from Yohan

Post 1
I finally went to a startup event! 😀 And what an event , bringing the best of the innovation space Australia has to offer to Adelaide 🙌 After 4.5 years in Australia, I realised I've been to plenty of Accounting Tech events but never popped my head out of my little bubble and niche to see what else is happening here. So great to see the whole ecosystem in one place, in what was an awesome and truly special venue at the Fringe festival. Everyone is so friendly and open to having a conversation, from VCs to startup founders, I don't think I've ever experienced anything like that anywhere else. I also got the chance to hear the pitches of startups in areas I never get exposure to like health, agriculture, renewables and even an electric bike! Really fascinating 👏 The highlight was probably finishing the event in one of Adelaide's coolest little streets and everyone getting together to some live music. With a band comprised of startup people who can definitely go on tour as an alternative career path! What a great party to finish the day (although I'll give credit to accountants that they party a lot harder in their events 🤣) My only suggestion for improvement is next time make sure it's about 20 degrees cooler 🌞 🔥 😅
Post 2
I don't know why, but the very first task I prioritised for starting 2024 before doing anything else was to unsubscribe from as many email newsletters as possible 😅 Felt good! Does anybody still read email newsletters? I just find myself spending more time deleting them than reading them. And even when one grabs my attention, my brain defaults to trying to power through it as quickly as possible that I don't actually pay attention to what I'm seeing... Feels good to clean up your email, I highly recommend it! P.s yours is one of the very few that made it through the cull 👏
Post 3
It’s been an incredibly challenging year, both on the personal level and business front in more than one way. But it’s also been an incredible year of growth and learning which always comes out of the challenges and difficulties. We have ambitious plans for the going into 2024. Raising investment to enable us to bring the next evolution as well as putting together the world's first accounting tech focused investment syndicate to bridge the funding gap unique to accounting tech startups between angels and VCs. And I’m excited to hopefully soon onboard a new Head of UK which will also enable me to finally work on the time zone of the same continent that I’m in! The year ending also marks the official departure of . You've been such a vital part of my journey for the last two years and it's truly amazing what we have managed to achieve together as business partners. You are well-suited for your next adventure and I'm sure you will achieve amazing things! To reflect on a lot of our learnings, and for Jack and myself to collaborate for the last time as we finish the year, we managed to sneak in a final episode for our podcast series. I thought it was mostly me rambling on, but apparently I said some interesting things! So check the link in the comments if you want to have a listen. Almost time to switch off and finish 2023. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you in 2024 🙂
Post 4
90% of what new tech startup founders are exposed to are all success stories. 0.01% are the failures and the rest are mostly inspiring Steve Jobs quotes. This is what shapes the perception of reality of what the entrepreneurial journey is like, despite obviously the objective reality that the vast majority fail. It’s rare for someone to genuinely open up and explore the wounds of their journey, and I knew the one willing to do that for the greater good was . I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Jon for a couple of years on his journey with Hindsight, which ultimately ended with him choosing to shut down a few months ago. Jon has the rare quality of being unbelievably open and candid about his experience. His successes, triumphs, failures, and mistakes. This offers a wealth of insight for potential founders that will be very hard for them to get and beyond vital to hear. The earlier in their journey the better. This is a special bonus episode in our podcast series that I’m very proud of and again, I can’t thank Jon enough for doing it for the benefit of future generations. Having just re-listened to the episode, I think on a personal level his journey was a success. Jon had the ambition and the vision. He tried and gained the experience of a lifetime while trying to have an impact and purpose. Which I think is a lot more noble than those who attempted the same journey just for the financial reward and fame they think are waiting in the end.
Post 5
Maybe I'm crazy, but I believe working 14-hour days does not lead to start-up success, it leads to burnout. More importantly though, trying to get an advantage by working harder, only plays into your well-funded competitors' strengths. Incumbents can always throw a lot more money, time and resources into something. The real advantage a start-up has is that very lack of resources. Being constrained can be harnessed as a superpower. It can drive creativity, resilience, and adaptability like nothing else. Determination and hard work are admirable, but when backed against a wall, it’s creativity that's going to provide the edge, not putting more hours in. But then again, maybe I'm crazy to think that way 😅
Post 6
Are people rational❓ I live across a beautiful park overlooking the River Torrens where I can admire Australian nature, and the privilege of the occasional koala in the trees! But at the moment, there's heavy machinery redoing the footpath because they found a nest of Red-bellied black snakes underneath... 🐍 Having a prime viewing position of the events as they unfolded, we saw a few weeks ago when the snake catcher first came, he laid some traps alongside big bright warning signs that there are snakes in this area and traps have been laid and clearly stating- CAUTION! What would you expect to happen when people walk by? Enjoying our coffee every morning overlooking the park and trail, we repeatedly saw people walk past, see the signs, stop, approach the river bank and snake traps, and spend the next few minutes looking for snakes..... Can this be considered rational in any way? The signs warning people for their own safety, ended up drawing people into danger. It's almost as if they didn't put any warning signs people would just keep walking and be safer (as counterintuitive as that is)... My wife told that to the snake catcher who has been coming every day looking for the little fellas and he obviously responded with a big 🤦‍♂️ You can take this story and apply it to anything you see fit in life. Personally, I often talk to startup founders who build (and often dedicate their lives to) solutions that will make a lot of people's lives easier. In an ideal, rational world. But as I tried to demonstrate with this story that's often not the case. And taking that into consideration is crucial every step of the way... What people Should do and what they Actually do can vary significantly in unexpected ways... P.s- So far they have caught 18 baby snakes 🐍🐍🐍
Post 7
On average people think they are above average. It's a well-documented cognitive bias and statistically impossible of course. In start-up land, this bias is even more extreme- on average most founders think they are outliers 🚀 Everyone knows the statistics of startup failure rates, but the dominant story that shapes perceptions by the media, movies and LinkedIn gurus is of the outlier success. Stories have a much bigger impact on shaping our view of the world than statistics. This creates a dangerous distortion of reality that can lead a lot of early-stage startups down the wrong path. While it’s great to be ambitious with a big vision and important to take examples, inspiration and learnings from some of the success stories out there, ultimately, every start-up has a different journey. Different circumstances, contexts and personal goals to take into consideration. And taking outliers as the example for what the average startup should do will backfire for the vast majority of startups.
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