The SaaS CFO · Ben Murray
podcastplaybookAI and Finance Unite: A Bold Vision for Tax Credit Automation with Taxnova
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About The SaaS CFOJoin Ben Murray on The SaaS CFO Podcast as he interviews George Nichkov, CEO and founder of TaxNova. Hear how George Nichkov’s journey from consulting and tech inspired him to solve R&D tax credit challenges for SaaS companies. George Nichkov shares how TaxNova uses AI to automate finance operations—streamlining tax claims, connecting with tools like JIRA and GitHub, and simplifying compliance across global markets. Say goodbye to spreadsheets and manual processes. If you're a SaaS founder or finance leader curious about leveraging global tax credits and AI-powered FinOps, this episode is full of insights you won't want to miss. Show Notes: 00:00 Considering a career change 03:50 Translating projects for accounting 07:24 Easy data integration for companies 12:14 Choosing venture capital for growth 14:04 Building early brand trust 16:57 Discussing data-driven tiered pricing 22:49 Building…
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What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
For AI finance products, start with a costly translation bottleneck—not AI itself. TaxNova’s approach suggests connecting directly to systems such as JIRA and GitHub so existing project activity can flow into tax-credit and compliance workflows with less spreadsheet-based reconstruction.
Why it matters
Automation becomes more valuable and defensible when it fits into systems customers already use and turns their existing data into a completed workflow. That can reduce manual effort, simplify compliance, and make expansion across markets more manageable.