Soviel zur Automatisierung: Es scheint auch hier nicht wie gewünscht zu laufen...
Zeitgold, a Berlin-based startup that automates bookkeeping for small businesses and their tax advisors, announced last week that it was sunsetting its main product. In conjunction, the company laid off 75 of its employees, leaving 30 people on the team.
Like other startups that have attempted to automate bookkeeping, Zeitgold discovered that despite years of technology development, its service still required large amounts of manual labor to deliver. Scaling such a service was unsustainable, Zeitgold ultimately concluded. The company will instead develop new products that can be delivered without human involvement, such as tax preparation software.
