Blake Oliver 10/30/20 Blake Oliver 10/30/20

At the expense of its partners’ neutrality, Expensify boosts Biden

2020 has been difficult enough already! The last thing accountants need right now is their software partners calling their independence and objectivity into question with unsolicited political opinions.

Read my op-ed in Accounting Today about that controversial email from Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett.

Do you agree? Disagree? Let me know your thoughts on LinkedIn.

Blake Oliver 9/10/17 Blake Oliver 9/10/17

Highlights from Accountex USA

Here are the highlights from my experience at Accountex USA 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. Featuring Daymond John of Shark Tank fame, Randi Zuckerberg, former spokesperson for Facebook, and the most innovative accountants and bookkeepers in the profession today.

Blake Oliver 8/21/16 Blake Oliver 8/21/16

Highlights from Xerocon San Francisco

Wow. That was a blur! Xerocon was August 15 to 17 at Pier 27 in sunny San Francisco this year. Over 500 accountants and bookkeepers were in attendance. Here are the highlights.

Blake Oliver 5/11/16 Blake Oliver 5/11/16

Expensify is the Slack of Accounting

Since 2008, Expensify has acquired nearly 4 million users while spending next to nothing on promotion. Here's how.

Blake Oliver 5/5/16 Blake Oliver 5/5/16

Field Notes: #ExpensiCon Day 2

This week I'm incredibly fortunate to be attending ExpensiCon, Expensify’s first invite-only, all-expenses-paid conference — in Maui! Here are the highlights from Day 2.

Blake Oliver 6/20/15 Blake Oliver 6/20/15

Talking cloud accounting with Heather Smith on the Cloud Stories podcast

Heather Smith recently invited me as a guest on her Cloud Stories podcast series. Heather and I discuss Cloudsourced Accounting, what clients want from their CPAs, how Xero add-ons can stand out, and what Xero needs to do to break through in the US market.