{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Jason On Firms Podcast","title":"590 The 7 Things Your DESK Needs: An Accountant’s Guide [The most important workspace decision for accountants]","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0ddf797f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4184,"description":"🚀 Get smarter faster by learning with other firm owners: https://www.rlz.io/\n📩 Want a simple way to keep up with accounting firm and AI? I break it down every week in my newsletter: https://www.jasononfirms.com/newsletter\n☎️ Leave me a voicemail at (1)516-980-4968!\n📧 Email me! jason@jasononfirms.com\nIn this episode, I share my thoughts on building a better desk setup for accountants and why small changes to your workspace can have a big impact on productivity. Then I break down a $2.1M accounting firm where the owner clears about $600K a year and walk through what they’re doing well, where they’re stuck, and how they could improve their operations. Finally we get into the mailbag, covering topics like buying accounting firms, building trust with referral partners, security boundaries with AI tools like Claude, whether AI threatens accounting careers, handling client resistance to new tech, and how to think about pricing and value in your firm.\n🎤 I’m going live! We’ll announce new dates and cities. Stay tuned for the presale\n🔥 Here’s that Roast-My-Firm intake form: https://airtable.com/appZ7dtNz3oaTWWZT/shrybn5166E9t12ag📚 A curated list of the apps I actually use and recommend: https://www.jasononfirms.com/apps\n💰 Today's Sponsors\nCloud Accountant Staffing: https://portal.cloudaccountantstaffing.com/candidates\nSoraban: https://www.soraban.com/\nFinancial Cents: https://hubs.li/Q03mLr_x0\nUse code Jason10 to receive 10% off the Team or Scale annual plan for firms with 2+ users\nVerito: https://verito.com/\nMakersHub: https://makershub.ai/\nTeamUp: https://www.hireteamup.com/jason\n// Chapters:\n00:00 Desk setup ideas for accountants\n01:00 Seven things every desk should have\n11:00 Optimizing the under-desk workspace\n20:15 Firm Roast introduction\n21:00 $2.1M firm breakdown and client mix\n24:00 Team structure and financials\n25:30 Pricing strategy and service mix\n26:00 Marketing approach and LinkedIn discussion\n28:00 Technology stack and workflow tools\n29:30 Accounting team...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/WvY80SZYJh0BUUDfxUslVN8oGjN1IJfCa0z9JWYBDvY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNThj/YTBiMmVkMDA4ZjNm/YWY0MGU5Yjk0MzFh/M2YxNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}