David Cauthron
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But that vision is really anywhere money is moving, we want to be in the middle of it. So money's coming in from invoices, money's going out from payments, money's going out from expenses. So we can be at the center of The reason for that is automation. A lot of platforms, you think of something like a QuickBooks and their accounting solution that they have in place is very manual heavy.
Although they've started adding some automation in place, but it's still very manually heavy, requires a bookkeeper to be in place. And we integrate with QuickBooks, but our vision is not really to replace them.
Although they've started adding some automation in place, but it's still very manually heavy, requires a bookkeeper to be in place. And we integrate with QuickBooks, but our vision is not really to replace them.
Although they've started adding some automation in place, but it's still very manually heavy, requires a bookkeeper to be in place. And we integrate with QuickBooks, but our vision is not really to replace them.
It's to add on the automation that we can so that front office person, not sitting there typing into a keyboard and doing data entry, they're calling your customers to follow up on the next deal and be able to sign the next contracts and making more money for you.
It's to add on the automation that we can so that front office person, not sitting there typing into a keyboard and doing data entry, they're calling your customers to follow up on the next deal and be able to sign the next contracts and making more money for you.
It's to add on the automation that we can so that front office person, not sitting there typing into a keyboard and doing data entry, they're calling your customers to follow up on the next deal and be able to sign the next contracts and making more money for you.
And so that's really our vision is be at that core of the movement of money so that we can automate everything that you're doing from a financial perspective.
And so that's really our vision is be at that core of the movement of money so that we can automate everything that you're doing from a financial perspective.
And so that's really our vision is be at that core of the movement of money so that we can automate everything that you're doing from a financial perspective.
I had a situation as a child, I was never allowed to quit. So even as a young child, it was, you got to get this done. And so it's probably both a superpower as well as a hindrance for me today. My wife doesn't appreciate it necessarily all the time because when I'm focused on something and in that flow state, as you may call it, I don't let it go.
I had a situation as a child, I was never allowed to quit. So even as a young child, it was, you got to get this done. And so it's probably both a superpower as well as a hindrance for me today. My wife doesn't appreciate it necessarily all the time because when I'm focused on something and in that flow state, as you may call it, I don't let it go.
I had a situation as a child, I was never allowed to quit. So even as a young child, it was, you got to get this done. And so it's probably both a superpower as well as a hindrance for me today. My wife doesn't appreciate it necessarily all the time because when I'm focused on something and in that flow state, as you may call it, I don't let it go.
And so I'll work into the night late to finalize something. But I was taught that from an early age, you just never quit. And I think you have to have that as a startup. You can't quit because the ones that don't make it are the ones that quit ultimately. And this is one of the hardest things you're going to do.
And so I'll work into the night late to finalize something. But I was taught that from an early age, you just never quit. And I think you have to have that as a startup. You can't quit because the ones that don't make it are the ones that quit ultimately. And this is one of the hardest things you're going to do.
And so I'll work into the night late to finalize something. But I was taught that from an early age, you just never quit. And I think you have to have that as a startup. You can't quit because the ones that don't make it are the ones that quit ultimately. And this is one of the hardest things you're going to do.
You're told every single day you suck from every investor that you meet and you got to meet a hundred of them. And they're all going, yeah, you're just not good enough yet. And so you just never quit. The second thing, and really is a longtime mentor of mine and our advisor at OutPave, his name is Gershamin Boeja. He was the previous CIO of Texas Instruments.
You're told every single day you suck from every investor that you meet and you got to meet a hundred of them. And they're all going, yeah, you're just not good enough yet. And so you just never quit. The second thing, and really is a longtime mentor of mine and our advisor at OutPave, his name is Gershamin Boeja. He was the previous CIO of Texas Instruments.
You're told every single day you suck from every investor that you meet and you got to meet a hundred of them. And they're all going, yeah, you're just not good enough yet. And so you just never quit. The second thing, and really is a longtime mentor of mine and our advisor at OutPave, his name is Gershamin Boeja. He was the previous CIO of Texas Instruments.
He's often doing some pretty amazing things, but he has constantly challenged me to think differently. One of the stories I love to tell of his is we were going to go meet with him and we had to deliver a particular product. And he was asking us when this particular feature of this product was going to be delivered. And I said, Gershom, I've got great news for you. We just completed that today.