Posts from "Ask Lacerte" reflect decades of learning by Entrepreneur and Bill.com CEO René Lacerte. In these posts René coveres topics of interest to small businesses looking to get started with the most efficient systems and processes and to accounting firms looking to develop state-of-the-art client accounting services.
Prior to bill.com, René co-founded America’s #1 online payroll service PayCycle, which was recently acquired by Intuit and employed over 100 people serving over 85,000 customers. PayCycle had received multiple 5-star awards from PC Magazine and numerous accountant trade publications.
René spent five years at Intuit, creating and managing the company’s bill presentment team and growing its bill payment and credit card businesses 30% in one year. He also launched Intuit’s first connected payroll product, growing the team from two employees to 300 in 18 months.
René received a Masters of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Quantitative Economics from Stanford University.