Howdy 👋. I’m so glad you’re here. It’s officially fall. At least it is here in Colorado as the leaves are beginning their autumn transformation into a sight that tens of thousands travel to see each year. If you’re still sweating it out in Texas, we see you too. Go grab yourself a PSL, crank that AC all the way down and maybe cozy up with a blanket. It’ll at least make you feel like fall. Ok, let’s talk about what’s happening!

To frame our update: we help small businesses achieve more — personally and professionally. We play the role of their beloved accountant and data automation teams.

Let’s Dive In 👇

💥 TL;DR

1. THE FALL BASH

2. 5 Helpful & Healthy Recommendations

3. Nano Bananas

4. Client Highlight: FundMiner

5. The Movie Pulling in $2M Per Day

✊ THE FALL BASH

It’s that time of year again. If you’re in Denver, we want you here.

Next Week. September 25th. 5:30p - 8p.

There are 2 reasons we host the Fall Bash every year:

- To Support our Non-Profit Partner » First Descents

- To Bring Together the Community

From Day 1, we’ve been consistent about 3 things. To elevate the outcomes for our team, our clients, and our community. This event is a huge part of that. A time to come together, enjoy an evening of connections, laughter, and support a great cause.

We have limited space at the event, but want to pack it out. As this is a community event, we’re encouraging folks to bring a +1 and invite their networks to join us. Together, we’ll experience some great music, fun & collaborative games, and some good drinks + light eats.

Yes, there will be ‘prizes’ for the game play. 2 GoPro packages and 1 $500+ big ticket item. Come ready.

Short break to acknowledge the hard work our team has put in this year 👇

Top 50 isn’t too bad, right? Here’s a deeper dive on the award 🥇

💡 Full Send Recommendations

• Podcast: Morning Brew Daily, one of the best daily news shows, IMO. It’s light, fun, and informative. WSJ What’s News for shorter & informative news.

• Healthy Find: Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides are on sale at Costco. Take care of your body.

• Finance Tip: Track your cash conversion cycle monthly. This is how quickly money spent turns back into cash. Once you know your number, you can start to build rules around faster collections and smarter payables. The fastest and smartest companies are the ones who master cash timing.

• Exercise To Try: The Walking Meeting. Eliminate one zoom meeting this week in favor of a phone call while you’re walking. Let’s be honest….most of those meetings could be calls anyway and it’s an added bonus if you can get some steps in!

🚀 Need to know: Business News

> Nano Banana is the Latest AI Craze. Google Gemini’s new image editor model - Nano Banana just pushed Gemini to the top of global app charts. It’s the No. 1 app on the Apple US App Store, beating out ChatGPT. But why? Well, the short version is that their image editing model is a significant leap forward in image alterations versus image generation. Yes, some of these features are native to handheld devices these days, but the Nano Banana takes it to the next level. Here’s a crazier number - Gemini has generated $6.3M in revenue on iOS devices this year. It’s grown like crazy during the year, but it’s still a very small fraction of what OpenAI’s ChatGPT is pulling in each month - over $1B, yes B, per month. (What Even is a Nano Banana?)

> Interest Rate Cuts & Small Business. I’m no economist, but COVID wasn’t nice to small businesses. High inflation has been rough on small businesses. Rapid wage growth has been hard on small businesses. Not to mention the high cost of capital over the last number of years with increased interest rates. The Fed cutting interest rates has some investors excited about their ability to improve their profitability and thus, reinvestment into the economy. The goal is to drive towards a sustainable profit rebound that could prolong the uncertainty-fueled rally. (It Won’t be a 3 Point Cut, but Still Noteworthy)

Are you fundraising/hiring? Know someone who is? We want to feature those in our network who are seeking capital, connections, or resources. Reach out to us at [email protected] for more information!

📈 Full Send Client Highlight: FundMiner

I didn’t know how difficult fund management was until FundMiner’s Co-Founder, Chelsea Lamego explained it to me.

Educational institutions, nonprofits, foundations, faith-based institutions, etc. all have funds that need to be meticulously tracked and allocated. It’s hard work. Tracking every penny. Especially if you’re managing millions of dollars across multiple departments.

Enter FundMiner. The All-in-One Fund Management Platform.

So many of our connections are involved in the non-profit or educational space and likely know someone that could benefit from what FundMiner offers. Send them this newsletter or we’re happy to make a connection for you!

Two cheers for the FundMiner team 🙌

🏔️ Full Send in the Wild

> Like I mentioned already - the FALL BASH. HERE IS YOUR INVITE.

> Here are the adventures the team has been up to over the last month. Always something new popping up in the #full-senders channel. This team is so cool 👇

Clickbait: This 86-year-old movie is pulling in about $2M PER DAY (better than Gemini can say…). Turns out I was just on a text thread talking about this very show. Surprised me, to say the least.

✌️ Roman @ Full Send

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