The Acumatica ERP Podcast

Racing Ahead: How Tech Drives Performance

Episode Summary

What does it take to scale a high-performance engineering business when spreadsheets and QuickBooks can't keep up? Andrew Williamson, Director of Engineering at Venture Engineering, shares how his team traded manual processes for real-time visibility—and transformed customer relationships in the process.

Episode Notes

What does it take to scale a high-performance engineering business when spreadsheets and QuickBooks can't keep up? Andrew Williamson, Director of Engineering at Venture Engineering, shares how his team traded manual processes for real-time visibility—and transformed customer relationships in the process.

In this episode, we explore how Venture Engineering supports everything from Formula 1 teams to autonomous vehicle startups, all while racing competitively in 24-hour endurance events. Andy reveals the turning point when the company realized its systems were holding back growth, and how implementing Acumatica unlocked new capabilities they hadn't even imagined.

Timestamps:

00:39 - About Venture Engineering

03:36 - How tech gives a winning edge

09:18 - Outgrowing QuickBooks

15:27 - Implementing a new system

20:55 - Increasing efficiency

24:23 - Lightning round

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