#Xerocon San Diego: Shawn Kanungo, Disruption Strategist, Founder, and Keynote Speaker

02:25 – Shawn explains the difference between a linear accountant and an exponential accountant

04:24 – Get stuff done! Embracing the gig economy with a Fiverr experiment

05:36 – Shawn shares some career background - from CPA to disruption strategist

07:37 – Accountants currently have a 94-percent chance of being automated

10:15 – Winter is coming! If your firm doesn’t get with the cloud, you may get left out in the cold

13:45 – According to Shawn, the accounting firms that chase relevance and stay on the leading edge will win the race

14:26 – Blake and Shawn talk about how Xero is breathing some rock-star-level life into the accounting industry

16:31 – If accounting is on the cutting edge of disruption, why are so many firms still using Excel as their primary record-keeping system?

19:12 – How Intuit leveraged disruption to increase marketshare

24:10 – The more you build out your ecosystem, through integrations and partnerships, the more value you bring to your clients

27:12 – Ball's in your court ... Are you brave enough to face an accounting world without billable hours?

30:03 – If you want to change the trajectory of your firm and move it towards the cloud, try taking a risk

32:40 – How can accounting bring its sexy back?

34:11 – Shawn shares some secrets to becoming a great storyteller and public speaker