EP401: Seth David - Everything You Need To Know About AI, Apps & Future-Focused Business Strategies!

Michael Palmer: So immediately I jumped on it. I'm like, oh, this is amazing. I got to check this out. I got to learn everything it can do. And then the more I dove in, the more I was like, okay, I need to slow my roll a little bit on this one because this is going to go so far and so deep. I could see right away this was going to be another thing like the internet itself that completely changes the landscape of everything. You're listening to The Successful Bookkeeper with your host, Michael Palmer. Listen each week as inspiring guests share their secrets of success to help you increase your confidence, work smarter, and build a business you love. This episode of The Successful Bookkeeper is brought to you by purebookkeeping.com, the proven system to grow your bookkeeping business. Welcome back to the Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. I'm your host, Michael Palmer, and today's show is going to be a fun one and a technical one, I'm sure. Our returning guest is a virtual CFO and chief nerd at Nerd Enterprises, Seth David. Welcome back to the show. Thanks for having me, Michael. I'm excited to be here. It's great to have you. And, you know, always look forward to having conversations with people who completely understand and love technology. I always feel like it's part of our world, and I look forward to learning what's new with you. So maybe before we jump into all the good stuff, because some of our listeners may not have listened to your previous podcast, tell us a little bit about you, how you ended up doing what you're doing today.

Seth David with Gusto ad (Jan 30): Sure. The very quick version of a very long story is that in 2003, I started Nerd Enterprises as a DBA. It really started before that while I was working at a CPA firm and I couldn't stand working at that CPA firm. I hated my job and it was really almost out of force of need. I started looking for ways to bring in like side hustle income long before the term side hustle was even a thing. And I did, I started posting ads on Craigslist and getting little clients here and there. I would sneak out of the office at lunch to go meet with a client and and sneak back in. And, uh, and I started building this thing, eventually left the CPA firm to start Nerd Enterprises. That was again about 2003 with a heavy emphasis on, on the tech. You know, in those days, you know, tech was nothing like what it is now. There was barely an internet, you know, the internet was still fairly young in 2003, but, uh, and