{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"The Startups Seeking to Dethrone QuickBooks","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3324,"description":"Blake and David dig into reports from the Illinois CPA Society and National Pipeline Advisory Group highlighting issues like long work hours, the 150-hour rule, and low starting salaries. They examine the potential disruption of traditional accounting software by startups and vertical SaaS companies offering embedded accounting functionality and review some of the CPA Practice Advisor Readers' Choice Awards. Wrapping things up, they highlight the health risks of long working hours, and discuss the need for better work-life balance in accounting firms, based on a recent WHO report.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nTeal Announces $8M Seed Investment to Drive Next-Gen Accounting Products for Vertical SaaS\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240520567117/en/Teal-Announces-8M-Seed-Investment-to-Drive-Next-Gen-Accounting-Products-for-Vertical-SaaS\nEmbedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing QuickBooks\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/embedded-accounting-layer-2-3m-quickbooks/?guccounter=1\nIllinois CPA Society Releases Updated CPA Pipeline Report\nhttps://www.icpas.org/about-us/press/press-release-details/2024/05/16/illinois-cpa-society-releases-updated-cpa-pipeline-report\nNational Pipeline Advisory Group releases draft strategy report\nhttps://www.accountingpipeline.org/draft-report/\nEmbedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing Quickbooks | TechCrunch                \nhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/05/15/embedded-accounting-layer-2-3m-quickbooks/\n \nThe Best Tech for Accounting Firms: CPAs Voted for Readers Choice Tech Awards        \nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/05/15/2024-cpa-practice-advisor-readers-choice-award-winners-announced/105089/\n \nLili Launches New Accountant AI for Small Business Financial Management   \nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/05/16/lili-launches-new-accountant-ai-for-small-business-financial-management/105520/\n \nEmbedded accounting startup Layer secures $2.3M toward goal of replacing...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}