In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk compensation plans, trying to answer the question: is there such thing as the perfect compensation plan??

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Why Compensation Plans Are So Tricky (06:00)
👉 Personalizing Plans (11:58)
👉 Where We Struggle At Acuity (13:45)
👉 Correlation Between Rates & Total Comp (15:23)
👉 How To Comp People For Value (18:00)
👉 Minimum Salary Of $75,000 (20:34)
👉 Execution Is A Super Challenge (24:12)
👉 Matthew Used To Be Very Driven By Comp… (28:23)
👉 Improving Our Communication (32:56)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (35:28)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
— KENJI is drinking Elsewhere Brewing / Lady Brett.
https://untappd.com/b/elsewhere-brewing-lady-brett/4556624
— MATTHEW is drinking New Realm Brewing Co. / Hazy Like a Fox.
https://newrealmbrewing.com/beer/hazy-like-a-fox-ipa/

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ADP – https://acuity.co/adp-and-acuity/

(And also Woodford Reserve 😉)

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji Kuramoto & Matthew May share a beer and talk about job responsibilities – when to create specialized roles, when you should rethink roles, and when you might want to consider combining roles in your company.

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week’s Topics and Beers (00:05)
👉 Rethinking Roles (04:40)
👉 The "Player-Coach" Roles (05:53)
👉 The Onboarding Function (08:37)
👉 The Concept of "Losing Your Game" (10:49)
👉 The Sales Function (13:18)
👉 Specialization Vs. Simplification (15:24)
👉 Who Leads Your Verticals? (19:41)
👉 Giving Resources To Team Members (24:27)
👉 Roles That Go Well Together (25:53)
👉 The Benefits Of A Tech Stack Team (30:44)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (32:31)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
— KENJI is drinking Creature Comforts Brewing Co. / Bibo.
https://creaturecomfortsbeer.com/beers/bibo/
— MATTHEW is drinking Cigar City Brewing / Theoretical Jam.
https://www.cigarcitybrewing.com/beer/theoretical-jam/

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BILL: https://acuity.co/bill-and-acuity/

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In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer with returning guest, Ben Stein, co-founder and CEO of Keeper!

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👉 Welcome! (00:00)
👉 This Week's Topics & Beers (00:04)
👉 Least Favorite Part Of Selling Into Accountants (04:17)
👉 Problems As $3M Firm Versus $10M Firm (09:35)
👉 The Expectation For SaaS Company Metrics (15:57)
👉 Keeper’s Customer Acquisition Strategy (18:53)
👉 How Non-Technical Founders Assess Their Tech (23:01)
👉 Tips For Firm Owners Choosing Tech (29:46)
👉 When Customers Set Expectations (35:03)
👉 Big Drivers Of Variable Comp (38:03)
👉 What Does Churn Look Like For Firms? (41:58)
👉 Acuity’s Six Data Points On Clients (48:02)
👉 Untappd Beer Rankings (52:18)

🍺 WHAT WE'RE DRINKING 🍺
— KENJI is drinking Murphy’s Irish Stout.
https://www.murphys.com
— MATTHEW is drinking Marz Community Brewing Co. / Jungle Boogie
https://marz.beer/beer/jungle-boogie/
— BEN is drinking water :)

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Keeper 🥳

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Ben Stein: @ben_stein, https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfstein/
Keeper: @keeper_hq, https://www.linkedin.com/company/keeperhq/
VerifyiQ: @VERIFYiQ, https://www.linkedin.com/company/verifyiq/

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