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How to implement an MIS as a remote AI-powered startup generalist

A management information system is a tool by which a CEO/ manager/team leader can review the performance data of one team (sales, marketing, operations, legal, any team you can imagine) or even the whole business for a specific period of time. Let’s take an example. Imagine that you work for the CEO of a SAAS …

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Contract Startup

Mother of a special needs child got USD 10K contract from a Philippines-based startup

Gayatri Vathsan had about 15 years of work experience in multiple MNCs, mostly as an instructional designer and a writer, when she took a career break in 2014 for personal reasons, leaving behind a pay package of 12-13 LPA.  She planned to get back to work around 2015-2016, but couldn’t do that as she has …

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A lesson from 2010 you can apply today

This photo is from the day Abhyuday & Ramanuj launched iPleaders in Startup Saturday Kolkata. The year must be 2010. We were two 4th year law students. People asked us – how will you build a tech product, you don’t even have a tech cofounder? (incidentally we met our tech cofounder in this event, but …

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Remote work

Work-from-home moms, meet Priyanka & Komal

Priyanka Karwa, mother of 2, has been working with us remotely from Thane for the past 8 years. She lives with her family.  Hiring working mothers remotely has laid the foundation of our company even before the pandemic.  In 2015, when we were working on legal education at our first startup iPleaders, we were struggling …

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Shoot for the sky, leverage AI

Until now, you needed specialised knowledge and a degree from a high-profile institution or university to earn well – IIT, IIM, NLU, AIMS. Harvard, Oxford.  You had to be doctors, engineers, lawyers, bankers, writers, designers – the more specialised you were, the more you earned. And a good degree gave you a huge head start. …

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Navigate investment waters : access SEC financial data wisely

Let me tell you about my friend Deepak, who is a resident of the US, but had to return to India because of his poor investment plans.  Deepak had worked very diligently for 10 years in India and the US, and had saved some money- which he wanted to invest.  He asked his friends and …

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How US sales tax filing can be your gateway to economic freedom

Ask any tax professional what their most peculiar memory from the last decade! 9 out of 10 will have the same answer. The Introduction of Goods and Services Tax in the last five years and its aftermath. It simplified and increased the importance of professionals who understood the regime, making them invaluable for any business. …

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Earn in dollars by just preparing balance sheets for clients

Do you know that many Indians from small cities are doing remote accounting work for US SMEs, CPAs, and other clients—that too without having fancy degrees like CA, CS, or MBA? US Business is one of the largest startup markets in the world. Businesses, especially startups and other SMEs, are always on the lookout for …

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What should I learn to get US accounting or tax jobs remotely

It is not hard to learn US accounting and you certainly do not have to clear some tough exam like CPA or ACCA to get started Most people take 3-4 years to clear such exams, no matter what the coaching centres claim.  You can get the same jobs and same clients even without CPA qualification. …

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How to network with US CPAs from India 

One of my students, an Indian accountant, was working with US SMEs and startup clients using the strategies we had shared for the past few months. He approached me for guidance recently.  Although he was doing well, he preferred to work in a stable job so that he did not have the pressure and uncertainty …