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Well said. That's a better way for sure. Will take it with me. - mike

FreshBooks is not changing it's name - we are changing the way we describe our services. Why? When we started almost 10 years ago we only offered online invoicing. Since then we ha…

Now...before you change your mind or get sidetracked. By way of feedback: you are thinking too much, start doing.

I'm a fan of Toronto...but I'm biased too

Startups exist in Canada, but there are only a few markets that are starting to develop quickly (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver) - none of which is as active as San Fran. The Vall…

i've been asked to sign on...and honestly I am wrestling hard. In principle - as a Canadian Entrepreneur - I am for it. But, it's hard for me to imagine many scenarios where it wor…

have you ever told anyone about FreshBooks?

you are asked to pay a monthly fee. you can use up to three for free for as long as you like, but as soon as you need to manager four at the same time you are prompted to a paying …

we've changed prices four times over the years...your learn something new all the time, and we are constantly testing new things. Though...i'll tell you something...we tend to test…

This is an amazing post. I've been at it for 7 years at FreshBooks...experience tells me patience is more valuable than most people building start ups want to believe.

I'd just like to say, posts like this one are why I love reading Fred's blog...somehow he uses his blog to be my mentor...in life and in business...didn't think a blogger would eve…

Most web based applications will help you manage your accounting through the year (invoices, expenses, etc), but you will still want to hand off your records to an accountant to so…

I am a big fan of data, but there is no substitute for talking with your customers. I had to choose just one, I’d take customer knowledge over data because it will tell you what’s …