Year-end information that arrives in five different formats
A shoebox, a forward, a portal nobody logs into. Getting complete information, once, is still the expensive part of many jobs.
For accountants
The software does the numbers. The practice still runs on chasing people.
If January still means hunting for documents, repeating the same client email and keeping a mental list of who has gone quiet, there may be a better first step than another spreadsheet.
Accountancy tools have improved the bookkeeping. They have not always improved the relationship around it: collecting information, explaining what is needed, and keeping a job moving without nagging.
People inside practices see this clearly because they live it. That is a better starting point than a generic “AI for accountants” pitch.
I help people explore whether the friction they see is a product opportunity — and how small the first version could be.
Problems accountants often mention
The same chasing email, rewritten for every client
Practices know who is late. They still spend hours sounding human about it. A kinder, more automatic nudge can be worth more than a new reporting pack.
Onboarding a new client without drowning them
What you need, when you need it, in an order that makes sense to a business owner — not to the software vendor.
Recurring work that should be boring, and somehow is not
VAT, payroll, management accounts. The calendar is predictable. The exceptions and the follow-ups are not.
How we would look at it
A short, honest process. The aim is to decide whether the idea is worth pursuing — not to sell you a big project.
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Share the problem
Tell me what you have noticed, who it affects, and how people handle it today.
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Explore the idea
A short conversation. I will tell you honestly whether I think software is the right next step.
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Discovery Workshop
If it is worth going further, we turn the idea into a practical plan before anyone writes a lot of code.
Questions accountants often ask
Alongside, in most cases. The interesting gaps are usually collection, communication and exceptions — not replacing the ledger.
Not at first. Some ideas start as something that helps your own practice. If other firms share the problem, that can come later. We would not assume a big market on day one.
Then the product should not start with another portal. The first version should meet clients where they already are, or reduce the number of things they have to remember.
Tell me about the friction in the practice.
If the idea looks worth exploring, I will invite you to a short conversation. No jargon, and no assumption that you want to become a software company.