Conspicuous Accounting

A lighthouse perched on a narrow spit of land next to the ocean
Having visibility into every area of your business can be eye opening

What is conspicuous accounting?

In short: a new financial model in which modern organizations can account for the flow of cash around their business in real time - and share that information both internally and publicly with stakeholders. That includes:

  • Sharing hiring, salary and bonus data
  • Being able to determine the cost/profit of every group within an organization
  • Cap tables and real-time earning projections if companies were sold
  • Accounting for contractors as permanent expenses, rather than one-time costs
  • Operating expenses for IT services that aren't projected to decline year over year
  • Loss leader projections for particular product lines/services
  • Being able to predict how long the organization can function (based on cash reserves and current costs + staffing) before running out of cash