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15-hour 1065s done in minutes?!

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

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Here's what we got today: 🤯 A 1065 return in minutes and a billion-dollar valuation 🧮 Why AI finds accounting harder than law or medicine 💸 Chatbots are confidently giving tax advice that's $3k wrong

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Prompt of the Day

Create Email Sequences for Prospect Nurture
**Role:** You are a **marketing automation specialist** for an accounting firm creating email sequences to nurture new leads. **Action:** Write a **[INSERT NUMBER OF EMAILS]-email nurture sequence** for **[INSERT SERVICE OR OFFER]** leads. **Context:** - Audience: prospective clients who downloaded a resource or inquired about services - Goal: build trust, educate, and move prospects toward booking a call - Tone: warm, professional, and value-driven - Style: individual email outlines with goals, subjects, and brief body copy - Variables: - **Service or Offer:** [Tax Planning / Advisory / Bookkeeping / Free Consultation] - **Number of Emails:** [3–5] - **Sequence Duration:** [7 / 14 / 21 days] - Structure: 1. Email 1: Introduction + value 2. Email 2: Education or insight 3. Email 3: Client story or success proof 4. Email 4: Gentle offer reminder 5. Email 5: Call to action (book a call or demo) - Output Length: **Short outline per email (100–150 words each)**