A firm in a box.
A franchise on steroids.
The Uber (or Lyft) of CPA firms.
To say that the business model of Dark Horse CPAs is difficult to describe is an understatement of the highest order.
So exactly does Dark Horse do? What makes it unique? And what prompted CEO and co-founder Chase Birky to try a radically different business model? Find out as Lisa Simpson, the AICPA’s vice president of Firm Services, interviews Birky in a special edition of the Small Firm Philosophy podcast, produced in partnership with the Journal of Accountancy podcast.
Things you'll learn in this episode
- What a platform CPA firm is
- How Dark Horse's business structure differs from a traditional firm's
- How setting client expectations can help ease compression
The Small Firm Philosophy podcast is produced by the AICPA's Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS). It is published monthly on the third Wednesday.
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