Brad Celmainis 

🇨🇦 Former co-host of @FNLAccountants. Unofficial Twitter account of Brad Celmainis Accounting Solutions. #QuickBooks. I post about non-accounting things too.

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

I know many of my Canadian QuickBooks peeps abandoned Twitter long ago, but it can’t hurt to ask.

Who else will be at the sold-out @QuickBooksCA Get Connected event in #yyc #Calgary in just a few weeks? #GetConnectedCAN 🇨🇦

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

@IntuitAcctsCA @ShawnKanungo Shawn was superb as usual 😎

Was great to get caught up with you again, Shawn.

Epic start to the conference.

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

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[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

So Sam Jaber called himself a CPA when he wasn’t…

And it appears that the premiers office rushed his appointment to invest Alberta…

Apparently without vetting or due diligence.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/DRKyn4hzyx

[Alan Stewart 🇨🇦 @rum4alan]

Can we stop calling them AI data centers and start calling them what they are: AI Surveillance Centers.

[SilencedSirs◼️ @SilentlySirs]

People are not leaving X because they hate posting.

They are leaving because the algorithm made the platform feel unusable.

You post, nobody sees it.

You search, accounts disappear.

You speak, the system decides your reach before people even judge your words.

That is not a town square.

That is a locked room with a timeline.

[Daniel Hanley @danielahanley]

A perfect visualization of the enshittification of Google search. https://t.co/lEQMQwa2TV

[Intuit QuickBooks Canada @QuickBooksCA]

Quelle expérience incroyable à Soyez connectés Laval !

#ICYMI check out the highlights below, and we can't wait to see you at Get Connected #Calgary in a week!

#GetConnectedCAN #SoyezConnectesCAN #accountants

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

@jdenis658 @JonathanDenisAB @Ticats Do your homework, @jdenis658 @Ticats @CFL

That Jonathan Denis has quite the “history”

Google barely scratches the surface, but you’ll get the idea.

Welcome to the CFL 🏈🇨🇦

[Emma off script @75emma907]

People think Facebook listens to their phones, but the reality is far more invasive. Meta collects credit card data, tracking purchases and even who visits whom. They know your neighbor bought a Peloton, which is why you're suddenly seeing Peloton ads. #AdTech #Privacy #Meta

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

@WenDB_AB @AMAcommunity I lucked out a bit. AMA told me I had to wait for the tow (3+ hours). Tow driver called me minutes later, said I didn't need to be there for pickup. I gave him instructions on how to move it and texted him the photo in this post

He delivered at 7, which was earlier than promised

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

A dead battery left me stranded in Cochrane yesterday. I waited over two hours for a boost but that didn’t work.

Five hours after that, the Vespa was delivered to my house on a flatbed.

My son rescued me before that.

@AMAcommunity saves the day, yet again 🛵

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

@WenDB_AB @AMAcommunity The problem was that they made you stay with your vehicle, and their tracking isn't very reliable. I kept checking the app, and it said "29 minutes." It took 2.5 hours for the boost (it was supposed to be 1 hour).

I stayed within eyeshot of the scooter for over 3 hours.

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

@AMAcommunity Hi AMA,

It wasn't how I wanted to spend a gorgeous day, but at least the Vespa is safely back home. Battery on order. The existing battery on the charger, and the Vespa started up right away this morning.

I won't push my luck until the new battery arrives next week.

[A2X @a2xaccounting]

What's better than spending 3 days on a beautiful lake in Ontario 🇨🇦 with leaders in ecommerce accounting? Nada.

We accept 5 new applicants every year, and applications close May 15th.

The event runs September 13–16. Can't wait to see you there!

[Markham Hislop @politicalham]

Data centres? We don’t need no steenking data centres!!

Tech Breakthrough: Running AI on Your Computer Uses 80% Less Energy
https://t.co/MUny6XxqbH

[Brad Celmainis  @Brad_Celmainis]

Great way to scratch the networking itch at #FuckupNightsYYC in the Beltline.

So many familiar faces and lots of new ones too. Amazing speakers.

Superb event. My second. Won’t be the last.

[Tom Engel @TomEngel18]

"Buffalo is the only NHL team to play both national anthems before home games, regardless of opponent, a tradition tied to its proximity — about eight kilometres — to the border and a strong Canadian fan base.:

https://t.co/YG8jk0QDRX

[Yoseph West @ycwest]

I think more founders should talk about imposter syndrome. It can follow you everywhere in the early days of building your business.

I distinctly remember feeling it while on a flight to San Francisco to meet investors for the very first time. Trying to convince smart people to leave stable jobs and take a bet on Relay. Or when I was talking to big customers while our product was barely off the ground.

When something’s not working at that stage, it’s hard not to take things personally. And in a sense it is personal: your product doesn’t have any track record, so people are making a bet on you.

I’d treat every moment as a way to prove that Relay could get to the next step, which also meant that I’d be judging how well or poorly things were going in real time. And by doing that I was never fully present.

What got me out of it was advice that I still use to this day. There’ll be a ton of high-stakes moments while building a company. Before each one, stop and visualize things going well. Actually picture it in detail: the energy in the room, the back-and-forth, then reaching the outcome you're working toward. Once I started doing this regularly, I noticed my own energy shifting. It's like your brain stops anticipating what could go wrong and starts scanning for opportunities. In practice, meetings just go better.

Genuinely one of the most useful mental tools I've picked up over the last 7 years.

[Pedro Domingos @pmddomingos]

The state of AI, as captured by the jurors in the Musk v. OpenAI trial: