The World is Getting Smaller
During an opening keynote from the man himself, Xero CEO and Founder Rod Drury., he mentioned:
“Xero partners are already working together to create virtual international consulting services. You simply have to work on a global platform nowadays – and that’s an incredibly disruptive thought.”
Three years ago when we first attended Xerocon in Sydney, there was a debate on accounting outsourcing to the Philippines. Yes, it was a disruptive thought. There were only a handful of us Filipino participants in the conference. Last week, we were surprised to see several Asian global partners of Xero that came from the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong (thanks to Xero’s Global account manager, Christian Antono, for hooking us up with them!)
The world is really getting smaller. All of the partners I’ve spoken with are shifting their businesses to an online platform wherein they are open (or already are) entertaining foreign clients.
A Different Type of Party
I was not too keen on attending a block party. I usually just like to sit down and relax during Gala nights just like the other Xerocons I’ve attended in Australia. But to my surprise, this was far the best party ever that I’ve attended. Here are the reasons why!
- Everybody was just so nice and relaxed!
- You can just dance with anyone.
- Don’t know how to dance? We all shouted “I don’t care! I love it!” as the DJ played the music.
- You can still talk to other partners outside where it’s not that noisy.
- Food was good, as long as you stay near the dance area (kitchen was beside it!)
- I was able to meet Bruce Philipps of HPC – United States
- I met some partners in Xerocon that were so uptight in the first and second days and saw how their characters changed during the block party. They were well-behaved and happy drunk!
Xerocon has been another fun yet informative experience for all of us. It’s cool that Xero continues to be disruptive, even in changing an accountant’s character!
Kudos to the people who planned this event. It’s really a great pleasure for us to become a part of this, in the opposite side of the world. See you this December in Xerocon Austin, Texas!
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