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EPISODE · Dec 4, 2019 · 50 MIN

Is the billable hour making a comeback?

from The Accounting Podcast · host Blake Oliver & David Leary

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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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