We ask the question: "What if Disney started a cloud accounting firm?"

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• (00:00) - FF 7 : Inovation Thought Experiment
• (00:32) - Introduction and what this episode will cover
• (01:25) - Thank you to our sponsor, Avalara
• (04:47) - Lets talk about innovation
• (06:18) - Inspiration bookshelf
• (11:28) - Quick recap of what the first 6 episodes of this series covered
• (12:59) - Peter Drucker quote
• (15:45) - Thank you to our sponsor, Avalara
• (17:03) - Value increases or decreases based on where its presented
• (25:38) - A quote on maintaining the status quo & more
• (28:37) - How we can innovate?
• (30:50) - Classic definition of innovation and Hector's definition
• (33:03) - Blake's issue with innovation in the accounting profession
• (36:43) - Reframing as a technique
• (40:22) - Summary of innovation steps
• (43:08) - Thought experiment: What if Disney started an accounting firm?
• (48:53) - What would they name their firm?
• (51:23) - What would they charge?
• (57:14) - What would they call their employees?
• (01:00:24) - What would they call their customers?
• (01:04:27) - How would they deliver information? Diversity? & a few more quesitons
• (01:10:46) - Final thoughts from Hector

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Connect with Hector Garcia, CPA:
Website: http://hectorgarcia.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hectormgarciacpa/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/blaketoliver/

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