August 2006

Pegasus staff organise support via blog

August 22, 2006 General

Hutch for instance says: The Unchosen are hardly likely to go out on strike in support of the Chosen but I had a thought, lots of us have known one another for a long time ……… What’s interesting is that this group is self-organsing and supporting, throwing in links to sites that cover their legal position, job seeking and so on. I wonder what people like Scoble think of this kind of thing?

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The Doomsday scenario

August 22, 2006 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Instead, they contract with low-cost Indian or Eastern European integrators to build custom composite apps that sit on top of their ERP backbone…. At the same time, the Indian and Eastern European vendors are now offering their own “business process platforms” built around the newest development tools and technologies.

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War of the worlds

August 21, 2006 Tax and Ethics

Brad Feld, one of the smartest VCs around lobs a cluster bomb at us when he says: Accounting is the only profession that doesn’t care if their processes negatively impact your business, what your opinion of them is, or whether or not you are a happy customer…. If you have to turn your operations upside down to comply with their desires, that’s your problem, because you are a captive audience.

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When CAs and their clients don't see eye to eye

August 21, 2006 Marketing

Rick Telberg has yet another insightful survey that further illustrates the disconnect between the practitioners’ view of the world and that of their industry based counterpart…. Key quotes from CFOs: “More regular communications that are relevant, not just general interest newsletters” How long have I been talking about crappy cookie cutter newsletters that add zero value?

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Virtual accounting – 2nd Life style

August 20, 2006 General

But according to Dan Terdiman: Arlene Ciroula, the chief operating officer of the 100-person Baltimore accounting firm KAWG&F, said she wants to help the people who are breaking new ground with their “Second Life” enterprises, many of whom have never run businesses before…. No infrastructure, no rules, payment in make believe money called Linden Dollars – though you could monetize into US$ – if anyone is willing to pay.

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The insanity of inter-continental air travel reservations

August 20, 2006 General

They don’t answer email, their Mileage Plus site is broken and even if I could have used my non-existent airmiles, it’s not possible for my class of Mileage Plus user or on the dates I want unless I fancy taking a tour of the US to get to San Francisco…. On the outbound, a lot depends on whether I can book the laptop powered seat online closer to departure time.

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Client engagement letters suck

August 19, 2006 General

We do not actively look for mistakes but if we find some, then we will discuss with you the nature of those mistakes in the hope you will better understand why things have gone wrong…. During preparation, we expect to come across items we don’t understand and we will discuss these with you to ensure the final accounts are a fair reflection of your trading activities.

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Office 2.0 conference – the 2006 must attend gig

August 19, 2006 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Over the last couple of days, a bunch of things have come together and now I’ll be making the 12,200 mile round trip to San Francisco…. Apart from Jeff Clavier and Vinnie, I’ve never met the other Statesiders so for me, it represents a great opportunity to press a bit of flesh and share cigars.

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Podcast awards

August 18, 2006 General

Good to see that David Maister and For Immediate Release picked up gongs in the Business section at the Podcast Awards. David Maister’s Business Master Class series are neatly packaged 15-20 minute advisories that you can listen to over a cuppa.

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Tracy Coenen: stereotype or profile?

August 17, 2006 General

So when I read Finding a thief: personal red flags of fraud by self proclaimed fraud expert Tracey Coenen my sense of outrage waqs piqued: Back in May, I published an article in the Wisconsin Law Journal about red flags of fraud related to employees…. A few of the specific red flags include: Unusal dedication to job Rationalization of poor work performance Instability in relationships and household Personal financial problems Substance abuse problems So the many partners I’ve known who work long hours, struggle to get things done on time, have golf widow wives in the name of client relationships and hit the scotch most nights to chill out are potential thieves and fraudsters?

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