Why We Converted 30 Accounting Books from PDF to Markdown
Junior's first real assignment: converting 30 accounting textbooks from PDF to markdown. Minutes instead of days. Zero cost. Here's why it matters for AI analysis.
Junior's first real assignment: converting 30 accounting textbooks from PDF to markdown. Minutes instead of days. Zero cost. Here's why it matters for AI analysis.
A finance job posting just listed vibe coding as a requirement. If you're in accounting or finance and you've never heard that term, here's what it means — and why it signals a fundamental shift in what professionals need to know.
Our founder just ordered the most powerful MacBook Apple makes — not for financial statements, but to expand his AI testing ground. Here's why personal experimentation is the fastest path to professional expertise.
About a year ago, AI models crossed a threshold from summarization tools to professional-grade reasoning engines. Most people didn't notice. Here's what changed, why it matters, and what it looks like when you actually adapt.
Five inflection points have reshaped accounting in the last 30 years. Hand. Excel. SaaS. APIs. AI. The first four automated data. The fifth is the first one that touches judgment — and that's why it's a different category of tool than anything that came before it.
On the RiskCast AI podcast, Matt described AI as a bionic arm — amplification before replacement. For accountants, knowledge workers, and anyone whose job is judgment, this metaphor reframes the whole conversation.
Anthropic launched 10 purpose-built AI agents for financial services — from pitchbook generation to month-end close — plus full Microsoft 365 integration. This isn't a chatbot in a spreadsheet. It's actual desk-work automation.
Matthew DeWald appeared on RiskCast AI Episode 3 to talk about building FRED — the OpenClaw setup, the security paranoia, the $5K/month target, and why a 30-year accountant decided to bet on AI agents. Watch the full episode.
After 30 years of accounting, I built an AI research library with 30 Big 4 reference books. Now FRED answers complex accounting questions faster and more accurately than I can. Here's how we built it.
Most of Matt's best work with FRED happens after midnight. Here's how an accountant and his AI agent built an audit-ready technical memo on a $130M preferred stock restructuring in one late-night session.
After 30 years in accounting, Matt is watching his AI agent catch up to his expertise — and he's not worried. Here's why he's building his own replacement.
AI for accountants crossed a real threshold — not writing poetry, but analyzing GAAP and contributing to CFO conversations. I tested it myself.