359: Connor Turland: Pioneering the Future of Bookkeeping with Ceedar.ai

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12/04/24

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Connor Turland (@Entrecurious) is the prototypical software entrepreneur. He found a niche from a "prior life" and is now building an AI bookkeeping SaaS.

Now, many founders struggle with bookkeeping, so this is your opportunity to learn more about the pitfalls and opportunities of that field from someone who speaks both "developer" and "bookkeeper."

Here's Connor and how he is employing cutting-edge AI in an industry that is usually very resistant to change.

Learn more about Connor at https://connorturland.com/
You'll find Ceedar at https://ceedar.ai/

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