Spreadsheets Are Hot
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What Is Not Boring?
University of essex survey delved into what people perceive as boring. It involved pulling more than 500 people over a series of five different experiments. The study did not make absolute claims over what is and is not boring. Here are the five jobs most associated with boring people.
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Show Notes
13:09 – Legislation introduced in Senate to recognize accounting as a STEM field in K-12 education
17:16 – Diverse accounting hires on the rise, AICPA report finds | Accounting Today
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/diverse-accounting-hires-on-the-rise-aicpa-report-finds
CPA firms show progress in diversity amid pipeline challenges - Journal of Accountancy
25:26 – Fake bank records are readily available as U.S. hunts for fraud | Accounting Today
33:12 – Walmart Stops $4M in Gift Cards From Reaching Scammers Targeting Older Victims
35:25 – Elon Musk delayed filing a form and made $156 million
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/06/musk-twitter-sec/
41:07 – Block Confirms Cash App Breach by Former Employee
42:34 – Mailchimp says an internal tool was used to breach hundreds of accounts
46:33 – After Raising, Burning Through $120M+, Fast Fades Fast in One-Click Battle
Fast, the checkout startup, shuts down: NPR
50:38 – Bolt to Purchase Crypto Startup Wyre for $1.5B
https://www.pymnts.com/acquisitions/2022/bolt-to-purchase-crypto-startup-wyre-for-1-5b/
53:22 – Palantir alums raise $25M from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and other VCs for their finance startup, Mosaic | TechCrunch
Clockwork.ai Closes $2 MM Seed Funding to Automate Financial Planning and Analysis and Help Businesses 'Know Their Numbers'
Docyt raises $11.5M Series A for its AI-powered accounting automation service | TechCrunch
56:31 – Thryv Hosts Investor Day, Announces SaaS Revenue Target of $1 Billion in 2027
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/thryv-hosts-investor-day-announces-100000925.html
59:58 – Xero appoints Chris O’Neill as Chief Growth Officer | Xero US
https://www.xero.com/us/media-releases/xero-appoints-chief-growth-officer/
1:02:09 – Spreadsheets Are Hot—and Cranking Out Complex Code
https://www.wired.com/story/spreadsheets-are-hot-and-cranking-out-complex-code/
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