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Patrick McKenzie

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I work for the Internet, at @stripe, mostly on accelerating startups. Opinions here are my own.

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    Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 31 Jan 2018
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    Patrick McKenzie Retweeted TechCrunch

    Bench is so, so, SO much better than everything I ever did for bookkeeping. (Including “by hand”, “rolled my own bookkeeping software”, “had an assistant”, and “paid accounting firm.”)https://twitter.com/techcrunch/status/958656351034626050 …

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    Bench bookkeeping service raises $18 million in funding http://tcrn.ch/2nrN7kb  by @jordanrcrook
    10:53 PM - 31 Jan 2018
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      1. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 31 Jan 2018
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        My accountants also breathe a sigh of relief when I email them a Bench spreadsheet in advance of tax prep meetings because they remember how fun the “OK guys so I have 13 ledgers here that I am pretty sure are compatible with Japanese GAAP” years were.

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      2. John Cutler‏ @johncutlefish 31 Jan 2018
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        Interesting. Do you personally view a difference between accountant and bookkeeper?

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 31 Jan 2018
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        Replying to @johncutlefish

        Analogous to “engineer writing the e-commerce system” versus “order entry operator.”

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      2. Florian‏ @frivoal 31 Jan 2018
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        Last time I had a look, Bench looked great but not appropriate for Japan, so I used https://www.freee.co.jp/  instead. Should I reconsider?

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      3. Patrick McKenzie‏ @patio11 31 Jan 2018
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        That’s the best option if you’re based here, AFAIK. My entities are US-based so I need USD books too; my accountants kludge together JPY books based on them.

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      2. Mo Kurabi‏ @mkurabi 31 Jan 2018
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        For a person using quickbooks to categorize and reconcile books for a small business, what is the value add of bench in that scenario?

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      3. Brian Perry‏ @anonyguy 1 Feb 2018
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        Yes, same question

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      1. Ian Crosby‏ @ianwcrosby 31 Jan 2018
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        Thanks Patrick!!

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      1. Ninan Thampy  🌈 💙 💜‏ @ninan99 31 Jan 2018
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        @jordanrcrook - If you are a small biz your choices are Bench / Indinero Local Bookkeper DIY with Freshbooks / Wave

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      1. Carlos Cervantes‏ @CCervantes0 1 Feb 2018
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        @levelsio sounds like something you just tweeted about.

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