"Data is the new oil.” What does that even mean?!

By way of a quick history lesson, oil was the means of rapid industrialization and development in 19th century United States. Eventually, it would become the primary fuel source and helped propel the rest of the economy forward. New technology was developed to better harness oil’s power, and infrastructure was built around the need to transport it.

Back at the 2019 AICPA Engage Event, Botkeeper Partner and Radical CPA Jody Padar spoke with Ryan Lazanis, a CPA from Montreal about helping other firm owners adjust to new technology and changes in the profession. 

Lazanis said he thinks we’re finished with the education phase—where firm owners are learning about all the new technology available to them and why it’s important—and we’ve moved onto the implementation phase in which firm owners are just trying to work out how exactly they can change their own processes. And he would know; he started an all-online CPA firm back in 2013 and found some pretty radical success through that adventure.