About this episode
We're back from ExpensiCon in Italy with thoughts on Expensify's future and the future of spend management; a report from Kristen Keats at Accounting Today's Firm Growth Forum conference; ChatGPT coming soon to a Wendy's drive-thru near you! Sponsors CCH Access - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/axcess SuiteFiles - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/suitefiles Client Hub - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Chapters (00:25) - Every Payment Is A Conversation (01:11) - Blake and David are back from Italy (05:01) - Let’s talk about ExpensiCon (10:09) - The original Expensify and ExpensiCon (12:36) - The new Expensify they're building (18:12) - Expensify is adding great tech support (25:14) - The future of Expensify (30:13) - How much do we think this event cost and playing the long game (41:24) - Some general observations on Italy (49:04) - Kristen Keats checks in from Accounting Today's conference (56:34) - Let's hear some listener reviews of CAP (57:16) - Is AI encouraging or discouraging for accountants and jobs? (01:01:45) - Wendy's Fresh AI (01:04:13) - ChatGPT 4 passes CPA exam (01:05:36) - Wrap up and where to reach us Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Show Notes Expensify Launches Transactional Chat for Accountants - Business Wire https://stocks.apple.com/ATL9AZYOSSKO_4jLMtB30pA Wendy’s to Launch AI-Powered Drive-Thru Service https://smallbiztrends.com/2023/05/ai-drive-thru-wendys-google-cloud.html What if AI could rebuild the middle class? : Planet Money : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/05/09/1174933574/what-if-ai-could-rebuild-the-middle-class Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus , and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram ! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040 Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudAccountingPodcast Classifieds Client Hub - https://clienthub.app/ Future Firm Accelerate - https://futurefirmaccelerate.com/cap Uncat - https://www.uncat.com/ Nett Tracker - h ttps://www.nett-tracker.com/ FinDaily - https://findaily.io/ Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the link below to get more info. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page