In 2021, during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic, I decided to leave a well-paying corporate job to start an accounting firm…

Why did I do something so crazy?

Before leaving my job, I learned that my dad who was working with his accountant of 5 years never filed his corporate tax returns. 

After doing some digging, we found out that although my dad paid his accountant every year, it was his accountant in fact who never submitted his tax returns. It wasn’t my dad’s fault – it was the accountant’s fault! 

Determined to fix this wrong, I helped my dad get his past-due tax returns filed. 

Soon after that, I learned that many of my friends who were business owners had a similar experience. Most accountants are smart but don’t take the time to (1) explain, (2) provide proactive advice, and (3) respond to their customers on time (in my dad’s case, nothing was done…)

We at Vertical CPA are determined to change this.

Most well-run corporations don’t accept mediocre service and it’s about time that small businesses are treated the same way

If you feel like you’re not getting the service you deserve from your accountant or bookkeeper, reach out to our team 

Get in touch today: info@verticalcpa.ca

Ali Ladha

Hassan W. Bhatti

Snowflake Data Marketplace| Co-founder@CN (acq Snowflake)| Investor@Communityfund| I share insights on building start-ups and personal growth

I love building companies. Over the last 10 years, I’ve started, scaled, and exited 4 ventures—some bootstrapped to multi-million ARR, others acquired by industry leaders. Additionally - I was also fortunate to be part of Snowflake Pre-IPO to post-IPO growth phase - seeing what scaling looks like in the product and sales orgs. 

Right now, I’m deep in AI, co-running the world’s largest AI newsletter and building/researching in the Memory and AI agent space. I also invest actively—both through a fund and my own syndicate—backing founders who are building category-defining companies.

Always open to great conversations, whether it’s about building, investing, or the future of AI.

Founder roles currently (2024-Present):
- Superhuman AI (Co-leading fast growing media company)
- Stealth Co (Something in AI)

Founder roles previously (2017-2024):
- CryptoNumerics (Acquired Snowflake)
- Semantic Health (Acquired AAPC)
- Software Services business (Acquired by a family business) 
- Law Firm (Rebuilt and grew family law firm)

Previously worked at (2015-2024):
- Snowflake (Product and GTM roles)
- Iris Automation (1st Product and Biz hire)

Education:
- 2010-2015: BSc in Physics and Economics at University of British Columbia on a full ride scholarship 
- 2020-2023: LLB with Upper Second Class Honours (Grade 2:1) from University of London
- Multiple certifications in AI, business, and software from Uoft, Harvard, and other programs

Product & Partnerships - Data Marketplace 

Key focus areas:
- Native Apps (2023-Present)
- Global Lead for HCLS Vertical (2021 - 2023)
- Data Monetization Product and 0-1 growth strategy  (2021 - 2022)
- Working across all industries (2020 - 2022)
- Launched EMEA and APAC (2020-2021)
- Cryptonumerics integration (2020)

Think it. Say it. Done.

The average person spends 3 hours typing + switches 1,000 tabs per day.

That ends today.

Meet Lemon: The first voice-to-action AI agent that turns your voice commands into finished tasks.

Comment "Lemon" to get free access for 30 days.

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Building | 2x exited founder (acq Snowflake) | Start-up to Post-IPO | Investor@Nextwave

If you’ve been in AI long enough, you know when something shifts.

The last 12 months the slope steepened.

Models now:
• Write and ship production-level code.
• Handle multi-step reasoning reliably.
• Work across large codebases and documents without collapsing.
• Orchestrate tools and execute structured workflows.
• Cost materially less per experiment than a year ago.

And the pace between releases is compressing.

What matters isn’t just that models are better. It’s that iteration cycles are collapsing.

You can now:
- Ship MVPs in days.
- Run 10x more experiments per sprint.
- Test product hypotheses without adding headcount.
- Refactor entire systems without touching most of the code yourself.

The builders who understand this are reorganizing around it.

Smaller teams > higher leverage > more shots on goal > faster feedback loops.

This is the first time in my career where capability, cost, and velocity all improved at once.

If you’re building on the app layer right now, this is an unusually asymmetric moment.

Lean in.

We've been extremely lucky to have some of the sharpest minds in tech sit down with us on Superhuman.

We’ve talked about 
- Building in monopolized markets
- Competing with giants
- AI-native companies
- Capital allocation
- Leadership under pressure

...and a lot more

If you care about where AI, startups, and ambition collide then this is for you.

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Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gWgSbXwa
Apple Podcast: https://lnkd.in/gTB2ENcU

Why is building a great team critical for entrepreneurs?

Here's ashfaq munshi, CEO of Pepperdata, talking about how your team is your biggest asset as a builder

Watch the full episode: https://lnkd.in/eQiJTSh8

Who says you can't have a little fun at work?

Founder Lowerated | AI Engineer (heylemon.ai)

Call me the Godfather or Batman, either one works.

With Lemon and your voice you can:
    - set your writing style and tone.
    - setup workflows and trigger them with a a single word 🙌

No extra menus or screens. Personalize Lemon however you want, just gotta use your voice.

Use it here: https://heylemon.ai
 
What would you teach your AI to remember?

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