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  • BIG Idea – Thursday – 2:30pm – Charlotte NC

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    Have you ever seen a big idea with a date and time? Well I have been invited to speak at the Big Council in Charlotte NC this Thursday at 2:30pm. What’s the Big Idea? Well… The big idea is what life was like as the first employee of a fast growth startup. I don’t write…

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    5 Things to Know About An Advocate and AP Automation

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    It’s funny how small things can make a big difference when you are going from a paper to an automated AP process. I write a lot about doing your homework, and looking internally before looking externally before you automate. However, I really started to think about the project that I have personally done, and what…

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    5 Tips on Making Your AP Automation Less Robotic

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    I was fortunate enough to have my formative years in the early eighties. This means that like anybody I think that the music I grew up on was the best. To prove it and to stick with the theme of today’s article – check this out: 5 Things Make sure the software fits your process…

  • Post 400 – I did it!

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    Thanks everyone for following, reading and commenting! Enjoy the video! Want to know more? Buy My Books! To buy the book – The Argument to Automate – How Innovation Can INSPIRE Not Fire – click here to buy (Also) To get your copy of The 8 Pitfalls of Accounts Payable Automation – click here to buy How…

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    The Basis Point Myth – #APAutomation – Chicago

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    In the beginning of the week I am in Chicago at the IOFM’s Controller conference. I trying to shake things up with my accounting friends by speaking on the topic of basis point. You know those things that banks and credit card companies give you to use their credit system. I Bet I bet you…

  • Conference Call Video… Just For Fun

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    It has been a long time since I have posted anything that didn’t have to do with Accounts Payable Automation… but today is the day. Check out this video – if a conference call was live: The Argument to Automate – How Innovation Can INSPIRE Not Fire – click here to buy The 8 Pitfalls of…

  • 7 Little Known Facts About AP Automation

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    I like giving people the inside scoop. I almost believe that when it comes to AP Automation, my entire professional career is dedicated to telling people things they don’t know. There is nothing like a good “ah-ha” moment for a person. Especially a person that has been looking at a problem for a while and…

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    Could Steve Jobs Run An Accounting Department?

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    Well… this is the big reveal… the moment we have all been waiting for. As you may know I have written a few articles about Steve Jobs running an accounting department. I guess I have taken a little break from my normal Accounts Payable Automation writing to help accounting and finance professionals sharpen the saw…

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    These Bad Decision are Stunting Your AP Automation Growth

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    I love the saying that not making a decision is still a decision. The band Rush said, “If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice”. So there is no decision and there are bad decisions and there are also good decisions. The point to this article is to explore the decisions…

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    An Open Letter To Accounting Professionals Looking At AP Automation

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    Dear Accounting Professionals, I hope this letter finds you well. Me, oh, staying busy with writing a new book as well as shamelessly promoting my other books, The 8 Pitfalls of Accounts Payable Automation, The Argument to Automate, and  The Princess and The Paper. I am very much looking forward to seeing and spending time…