AI Assistants, Acquisitions & Christmas Chaos: 2024 in Review!

AI Assistants, Acquisitions & Christmas Chaos: 2024 in Review!   Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!  Welcome to the Christmas Day special of the Digi-Tools in Accrual World podcast! In this festive retrospective episode, our tech-focused trio dives into the biggest highlights of 2024, from AI advancements and major acquisitions to payroll innovations and practice management updates. We also discuss the rise of AI (mostly meeting tools), touch on outsourcing trends with special guest Vipul from AdvanceTrack, and even launch the most coveted Digital Disruptor Awards. Plus, there's banter, branded Christmas hats, and John being a Scrooge.   Drop us a note if you're tuning in on Christmas Day, and let's dive into the tech world wrapped up in festive fun! 🎅🎄   00:00 Coming Up 01:24 Intro   2024 App News Retrospective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 05:45 Oompa, Loompa, doompa-dee-do, I've got an AI Assistant for You 08:41 Hyper-Growth Players 10:31 Acquisition News 13:24 Xero's Ups and Downs 15:54 Intuit's 2024 18:09 Dext to IRIS 21:01 Payables, Payables, Payables 24:56 FreeAgent Making a Big Steps 26:21 Quiet Year for Practice Management? 28:36 The Big One 30:39 Podsourcing - AdvanceTrack 39:28 Give us your feedback so we can be even better in 2025!