2016 reinforced that life doesn’t always pan out the way one (even the experts) might rationally expect…
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16 predictions for 2016 – how’d I go?
At the start of 2016 I boldly put my pride and reputation as a budding futurist on the line by penning my article: 16 predictions for 2016 for the AuNZ biztech industry.
Before sitting down to write my 17 predictions for 2017, its only fair that review how I went with this year’s attempt!
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Is it market sensitive?
A few people have contacted me about my previous suggestions that MYOB are losing some senior people in product and dev. MYOB have remained tight-lipped.
Now only @MYOB $MYO #MYOB left to make their announcement of staff departures… https://t.co/PVl99debOz
— Matt Paff (@mattpaff) October 30, 2016
November Cloud AuNZ Accounting Update
Its been another busy month on the AuNZ Cloud Accounting scene. Conference season is over as the festive season approaches. From the big boys we’ve seen published results and investor days, staff changes and continued growth. And I managed to sit down with Daniel Rabie from Reckon to discuss my beef with their strategy.
QB Connect 2016 – The review no-one else will write
In mid September I published an article: “XeroConSouth2016 – The review no-one else will write“. With the help of a response and tweet from Rod Drury, the article “went viral” (well relative my usual readership) and I managed to get a few extra views and likes than usual. A similar article on the biggest player in world SMB accounting tech, is a logical formula for me to follow. My mantra, go beyond the platitudes and compliments and critique the elements of the conference and strategy that warrant more in depth consideration – something I feel no-one else will do.
Storm Clouds: Big Announcements Coming
I’ve taken the crazy step to post this month’s AuNZ Cloud Accounting update on a weekend – a social media no-go zone/black hole for content. There’s just going to be too much to write about over the coming days and weeks, I just had to get this out today!
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The Rise of AI
September 2016 AuNZ Cloud Accounting Update
Mark September 2016 in your calendars. It was the month when Artificial Intelligence (AI) officially went mainstream in SMB accounting tech. This month saw #XeroCon South in Brisbane and the MYOB Partner Conference Roadshow across AuNZ, both raising the future of “coding free data entry”.
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XeroConSouth2016 – the review no-one will write
The rules of Blogging state that positive articles get more Reads, Likes, Tweets and Shares than critiques (unless you’re Matt Barrie from Freelancer and hitting onto a meme that connects like his crack at the Sydney lock-out laws #NannyState).
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August Cloud Accounting Industry Update
The accounting software conference season is upon us, with Xerocon, QB Connect, MYOB Partner Conference all hot on the heels of Sage Summit. Apart from the likes of Clayton and Wayne racking up even more frequent flyer miles and social media posts, what can we expect from these events? Much of the same I expect. I don’t see any major announcements being likely.
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MYOB Acquisition spree – who’s next?
Yesterday’s announcement of MYOB’s acquisition of ERP provider Greentree, won’t be the end of MYOB’s buying spree, according to their CFO Richard Moore. Moore, courtesy of Yolanda Redrup’s AFR article, states:
we do have a list of potential acquisition targets and we’ll keep reviewing that list in the coming months
This got me thinking, who else might be on that list? Based on what we know in the public arena, throw in some gut-feel and some muck-raking, here’s my guess at the MYOB shopping list:
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