Ron and Ed welcome Seth David from Nerd Enterprises, Inc to talk about his work with accounting professionals and customers. Seth's superpower is communicating complex financial concepts in easy-to-understand terms. Going beyond accounting, he delves into the intersection of business and technology, recently authoring a piece on why the internet browser experience is long overdue for an overhaul.

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Segment one:

Seth has a reputation for being at the forefront of technology. He wrote a blog post a few months ago about the lack of innovation in the internet browser experience. Check it out here: https://www.nerdenterprises.com/blog/the-internet-browser-experience-is-long-overdue-for-an-overhaul
More recently, Seth wrote an article called “Living on the Edge” about his switch to Microsoft Edge. He doesn’t advocate for all Microsoft products but enjoys using the Edge browser. https://www.nerdenterprises.com/blog/living-on-the-edge
TIL that Microsoft Edge saves your tabs even when you close the application. I have personally closed Chrome by accident and cursed under my breath because it doesn’t remember all of your tabs 🤣 🤣 🤣
What are people missing about AI beyond ChatGPT? Seth has a great opinion on this as an example. Think about eCommerce data and imagine if you, as an accountant, could provide competitive pricing information to your customers.
With respect to Artificial Intelligence, Seth says, “People who avoid it will be forced to use it or just get left behind.”

Segment two:

Anyone who knew Seth in high school would never have guessed that he would have gone into accounting. He was much more of a creative than anything else. You can clearly see the intersection today in his work.
Seth’s backstory takes several unexpected turns during segment two of the show today. Folks….I can’t do this stuff justice in a tweet. You should listen to Seth describe his path to California from New York via Wall Street and a drug addiction.
Seth seems to give away his intellectual capital much like Ron and Ed. It forces you to replenish it and keeps you on the bleeding edge. The Nerd Enterprises blog is just one example https://www.nerdenterprises.com/blog/

Segment three:

Seth recently bifurcated his business. He sold his bookkeeping clients to a long time associate and focuses on training now. “Better Tools. Better Training. Bulletproof Results!” https://www.nerdenterprises.com/
“If you make me Google something to understand what you are saying, you have failed at Communications 101.” —Seth David
When Seth thinks about accounting services and how compliance based it is, it seems difficult to scale because you will most commonly trade your time for money.

Segment four:

Agility trumps ability. I don’t have to be the most skilled person on the planet. “The agility refers to your ability to have a bunch of tools in your toolbox.” —Seth David
“When you drop a rock into a lake, the lake receives that rock. It takes it all in.” —Seth David …That’s what Seth does when learning about new tools to help him and his customers do a better job.
A big THANK YOU to Seth David for joining us today. Folks, he likes it when you talk nerdy to him. Check out more of his work at https://www.nerdenterprises.com

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