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In this episode, I break down how accounting firms can make their sales and discovery process less painful by moving repetitive information upstream, introducing pricing earlier, setting better expectations, and using AI meeting transcripts to continuously improve the process. I also launch a new segment, 🫖 Hot Tea, covering Xero drama, Drake’s new extraction tool, the Puzzle acquisition, practice management consolidation, and the growing tension between all-in-one platforms and open ecosystems. Then I answer 📫 Mailbag questions about remote staff accessing U.S. bank accounts, file management, accountant perfectionism, practice management for larger firms, K-1 and 1099 extraction, and building a tax planning and advisory practice.

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// Chapters:
00:00 - Fixing Your Sales Process
01:50 - The Sales Process Problem
02:47 - Stop Calling Everyone Tire Kickers
07:57 - Move Information Upstream
13:06 - Talk Price Earlier
14:00 - Better Discovery Meetings
17:30 - The Monthly Sales Review
21:10 - 🫖 Hot Tea
21:42 - Xero Backlash
24:45 - Drake Smart Extract
24:45 - Puzzle and Accrual
26:50 - Carbon Updates
28:28 - The App Ecosystem War
32:42 - All-in-One vs. Best of Breed
35:15 - Double Updates
36:07 - Testing Instead
38:37 - 📫 Mailbag
39:00 - Remote Bank Access
43:07 - Accounting File Management
48:07 - Accountant Perfectionism
53:16 - Practice Management for Big Firms
55:37 - K-1 and 1099 Extraction
57:29 - Building a Tax Advisory Practice
01:03:16 - Closing Thoughts

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