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Building in the Wild
Full Send
20 episodes
6 months ago
🎙️ How We’re Building a Profitable Accounting Firm Without Burning Out | Building in the Wild – S3E2 🔔 Subscribe for behind-the-scenes content on growing a modern accounting firm 📢 In this candid episode, Roman and Stacey reflect on building Full Send in Year 3—navigating remote culture, profitability trade-offs, team growth, and staying focused. From how in-person strategy shapes better outcomes to how they’re modeling growth without chasing profit distributions, this one’s packed with rea...
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🎙️ How We’re Building a Profitable Accounting Firm Without Burning Out | Building in the Wild – S3E2 🔔 Subscribe for behind-the-scenes content on growing a modern accounting firm 📢 In this candid episode, Roman and Stacey reflect on building Full Send in Year 3—navigating remote culture, profitability trade-offs, team growth, and staying focused. From how in-person strategy shapes better outcomes to how they’re modeling growth without chasing profit distributions, this one’s packed with rea...
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Entrepreneurship
Business,
Management
Episodes (20/20)
Building in the Wild
It's Not Just All Willy Nilly | Balancing Growth & Profitability
🎙️ How We’re Building a Profitable Accounting Firm Without Burning Out | Building in the Wild – S3E2 🔔 Subscribe for behind-the-scenes content on growing a modern accounting firm 📢 In this candid episode, Roman and Stacey reflect on building Full Send in Year 3—navigating remote culture, profitability trade-offs, team growth, and staying focused. From how in-person strategy shapes better outcomes to how they’re modeling growth without chasing profit distributions, this one’s packed with rea...
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6 months ago
40 minutes

Building in the Wild
Growing Gains & Pains: A Reflection on 2024
🚀 Lessons from a Year of Growth: Building a Firm in the Wild 📢 What happens when you build a firm from the ground up—live, in public? In this episode, we reflect on a full year of rapid growth, team expansion, and the challenges of scaling. We cover: ✔️ How we grew 116% YoY while maintaining team balance ✔️ Lessons from hiring, leadership, and culture-building ✔️ Launching a data intelligence practice & what we’ve learned ✔️ Why firm owners must focus on long-term vision over short-term g...
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8 months ago
40 minutes

Building in the Wild
The Techstars Journey ft. Chelsea Lamego, Co-Founder at FundMiner
Key Takeaways: Initial Inspiration: Chelsea's experience at UTEP, dealing with technological gaps, motivated her to create FundMiner.Market Validation: She validated the market need through her network and professional organizations.Partnership: Finding a skilled partner was crucial to the success of FundMiner.Raising Capital: Early fundraising taught Chelsea the importance of financial planning and understanding the needs of a technology company.Accelerator Experience: Chelsea shares her tra...
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1 year ago
30 minutes

Building in the Wild
Building a NEW Venture Ecosystem // Emma Clark, COO at Sweater Ventures
Transforming Venture Capital: The Sweater Ventures Journey with COO Emma Clark In this in-depth conversation, Emma Clark, COO of Sweater Ventures, shares her journey from a background in FinTech and her pivotal role at Recurly to join Sweater Ventures, aiming to democratize access to venture capital. Through self-reflection on her pathway and experiences in the Boulder startup scene, she highlights the innovative approach of Sweater Ventures in opening venture capital investment to a broader...
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1 year ago
42 minutes

Building in the Wild
Founder Navigating Pivots, Fires, and Apricots.
S02:03 - Founder Navigating Pivots, Fires, and Apricots. This is a story about Founder vision and why it's imperative to stay aligned with your ethos, vision, and values. We dive into an exploration of Copycat's evolution from a Hollywood-sourced copywriting company to a full fledged narrative agency. As a Founder, Shawn has developed a stronger Founder muscle than many develop over a lifetime. 00:00 Welcome to the World of Copycat: The Origin Story 01:10 The Hollywood Dream and the Shift t...
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1 year ago
49 minutes

Building in the Wild
Understanding Venture Debt with Brian Parks
Understanding Venture Debt with Brian Parks of Bigfoot Capital This episode features a detailed conversation with Brian Parks, the founder of Bigfoot Capital, a company providing a different capital option for founders to pursue growth. Roman and Brian discuss the world of venture debt, with Brian explaining how his past experiences as an operator led him to see the need for a differentiated form of capital beyond equity. He highlighted the importance of aligning the business plan with ventu...
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1 year ago
30 minutes

Building in the Wild
Pivoting Startups - Tale As Old As Time
In this episode, hosts Stacey and Roman discuss the progress of the second season of 'Building in the Wild' in 2024, reflecting on internal growth, frequent changes, and constant evolution in their own journey as well as those of their clients. Speaking at length about their accounting firm, the hosts share insights from their plan to reinvent their podcast and their processes, aiming for stronger alignment between client needs, service delivery, and messaging. The discussion revolves around ...
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1 year ago
21 minutes

Building in the Wild
Startup vs Corporate Career Paths
Startup vs Corporate: Comparing Work Experiences and Evaluating Opportunities In this discussion, Stacey Feldman and Roman Villard explore the differences between working in a startup and a larger corporation, focusing on the advantages of each as well as the challenges. They discuss the pace and nature of learning in both environments, the impact one can have in a startup, and how a smaller team heavily influences the work culture. They also touch on the importance of understanding business ...
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1 year ago
34 minutes

Building in the Wild
Full Send at QuickBooks Connect 2023
QuickBooks Connect Conference: Recap and Key Takeaways In this episode, hosts Stacey Feldman and Roman Villard share their experiences and key takeaways from QuickBooks Connect conference in Las Vegas. They explore topics such as community building, relationship strengthening and new technology adoption within the accounting industry. They dive into their fun experiences, their engagements with others in the industry, and how they plan to implement their learnings in their own accounting firm...
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1 year ago
36 minutes

Building in the Wild
Hate Budgeting? We get it. Start here.
In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about budgeting and year-end planning for business owners. Where do you start with budgeting? How do you think about building out an initial framework? What's the easiest way to get started? A few tips on getting a plan set for 2024. 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: htt...
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1 year ago
27 minutes

Building in the Wild
Our 2024 Plan(ning)
In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about 2024. How do we plan on evaluating new technology? What will go forward hiring look like? How do we plan to get further engrained in our industry? A riff session on 2024 for us, and some fun along the way. 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...
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2 years ago
31 minutes

Building in the Wild
Early Financial Operations for Startups
In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about all things startup accounting and finance, from day 1. Where should you start to look to set up your financial infrastructure? What are key pitfalls to avoid on the journey? When is the right time to bring in an outside partner? What is the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://w...
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2 years ago
32 minutes

Building in the Wild
Build Together, Go Farther
In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about all things community. Why is building a community so important? How and where do you get started? What are formal and informal ways to go about getting engaged in the community? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend Website: ...
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2 years ago
31 minutes

Building in the Wild
Startup Metric Madness
S01:E07 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about startup financial data and metrics. What are the key issues that we see for seed stage SaaS companies? How do we think about financial data and reporting? How are companies thinking about decision making at the early stages relative to their metrics? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmanc...
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2 years ago
30 minutes

Building in the Wild
Always Be Closing (Our Sales Journey)
In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about sales and marketing. How did we start building a sales environment? What were some of the key pricing considerations? How can you position yourself really well in the market to establish a good sales foundation? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...
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2 years ago
35 minutes

Building in the Wild
Founder Fears & Hiring
S01:E05 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about hiring. The planning, the strategy, and the fear in bringing on new employees. Why are your first several employees critical to your success? As an early-stage company, how do you go about planning to hire? Why is it such an emotionally daunting task? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldma...
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2 years ago
30 minutes

Building in the Wild
Prospect Problems 101
S01:E04 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about prospect problems. What issues are prospects facing when they discover and reach out to Full Send? What are the expectations that they have when engaging a new accounting services provider? How does this tie back to culture? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedI...
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2 years ago
25 minutes

Building in the Wild
Defining Firm Culture
S01:E03 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about firm culture. What was the inspiration for the firm culture at Full Send, what are the elements that make it great, and what the plans are for the future culture at Full Send Finance? 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/goful...
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2 years ago
42 minutes

Building in the Wild
Accounting Firm Operations & Systems From 0 to 1
S01:E02 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about firm operations at a high level, where they started, where they are today, and what comes next in the world of systems and firm operations. 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend Website: https://www.fullsendfinance.c...
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2 years ago
34 minutes

Building in the Wild
Intro: Mission, Vision, & Values
S01:E01 In this episode of Building in the Wild, Roman Villard and Stacey Feldman chat about their individual backgrounds, how they got into the accounting firm space, and about the mission, vision, and values of Full Send Finance. 👥 CONNECT WITH US 👥 Roman Villard, CPA: @fullsendcpa, https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdvcpa Stacey Feldman, CPA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staceyfeldmancpa 👣 FOLLOW US 👣 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gofullsend Website: https://www.fullsendfinance.co...
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2 years ago
40 minutes

Building in the Wild
🎙️ How We’re Building a Profitable Accounting Firm Without Burning Out | Building in the Wild – S3E2 🔔 Subscribe for behind-the-scenes content on growing a modern accounting firm 📢 In this candid episode, Roman and Stacey reflect on building Full Send in Year 3—navigating remote culture, profitability trade-offs, team growth, and staying focused. From how in-person strategy shapes better outcomes to how they’re modeling growth without chasing profit distributions, this one’s packed with rea...