David’s takedown of accounting social media “influencers,” Scaling New Heights adds Xero, Right Networks acquires Propelware, Plaid raises $250M, Expensify gets personal, & more - a podcast by David Leary & Blake Oliver, CPA

David is tired of “social media influencers” who have no real experience acting as experts on social media, pumping the latest product or app that writes them a check. The gang also chats about Joe Woodard’s announcement on Twitter that Scaling New Heights Online will now include Xero as a sponsor. Other stories discussed: Right Networks acquires Propelware, Fintech startup Plaid raises $250 million at a $2.65 billion valuation, Intuit is (once again) relaunching the ProAdvisor program, Expensify releases a $5 per month personal plan. Finally, Blake shares Ryan Lazanis’ predictions for accounting firm trends through 2022 based on the World Economic Forum 2018 “Future of Jobs” report.

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