Jacob Sheldon

@JacobMSheldon

Co-founder & CEO @medianfi. Helping business owners manage, understand, and grow their profits.

New York, NY

Joined August 2012

Jacob Sheldon
@JacobMSheldon
Aug 20
I hate when pricing is gated behind a meeting. You want to know what a firm charges, and the only way to find out is to put a call on your calendar. A discovery call where you explain your business to someone who is quietly qualifying you, then a questionnaire, then a proposal a
Jacob Sheldon
@JacobMSheldon
Aug 18
A founder told me yesterday that he took us seriously because he never had to talk to me first. Our demo is on the site. No signup or meeting needed. We took that idea from @mercury. Gating a demo only filters out the people who wanted to look before they booked.
See how Median closes your books for you
From demo.medianfi.com
Jacob Sheldon
@JacobMSheldon
Aug 17
Something worth checking if you use Stripe. There's often a real balance sitting inside it on the last day of the month that hasn't hit your bank yet. If there's no account for it in your ledger, your revenue is short by every processing fee you've paid, and the fees never show
Jacob Sheldon
@JacobMSheldon
Aug 14
I don't use Fable or Sol. Just using Opus 5 gets the job done well and keeps my usage within the weekly limit. Who else is on the same page?
Jacob Sheldon
@JacobMSheldon
Jun 15
For the past few months, @augustokz8 and I have been quietly building a company: @medianfi Here's the problem we're solving: When you run a company, your numbers are always behind. And even when they're current, they tell you what happened, not what you need to know. When can I