Alex Popa

Alex Popa

Co-founder & CEO at Yonovo

Co-founder and CEO of Yonovo. Alex previously co-founded Boast.ai, where he helped companies recover R&D tax credits at scale, bootstrapping the company from a spare bedroom to over $123M USD in funding with a Series A led by Radian Capital. He also co-founded Traction Conference, bringing actionable growth advice to founders across North America. With a background in software engineering (Lakehead University) and accounting (UBC), Alex brings a rare blend of technical depth and financial discipline to building products that solve real problems for finance teams. On the blog, he writes about scaling operations, building for efficiency, and the intersection of finance and technology.

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A large padlock guarding a stack of ledger documents, orbited by a cloud server, a one way arrow, and a shield, illustrating read only access to accounting data
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Is It Safe to Give an AR Tool Access to Your Accounting Data?

Before you connect an AR automation tool to your ledger, know what it reads, what it writes, where the data lives, how long it is kept, and whether it trains AI models on your customers.

Alex Popa·Sep 2, 2026·8 min
A closed server cabinet on the left connected by an arrow through a spreadsheet file to an open automated inbox on the right, illustrating a CSV bridge between a legacy ERP and AR automation
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How to Automate AR When Your ERP Has No API

Closed ERP, on premise system, or QuickBooks Desktop? You can still automate collections. How scheduled CSV exports deliver the same result as a direct integration.

Alex Popa·Sep 2, 2026·8 min
Two email envelopes leaving a building shaped mailbox, one arrow returning to a central inbox tray and one arrow veering off to a scattered pile, illustrating lost reply context in AR email
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Who Should Your Invoice Reminders Come From?

The sending address on your payment reminder emails decides your reply rate, your deliverability, and whether you lose the conversation. How to set up an AR mailbox properly.

Alex Popa·Sep 2, 2026·9 min
Email envelope with bell notification and mobile phone showing SMS message for invoice reminders
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Invoice Reminder Templates and Best Practices: Timing and Tone That Get Paid

Copy ready invoice reminder templates for email and text at every aging stage, plus the timing and tone rules that get invoices paid without friction.

Alex Popa·Apr 15, 2026·12 min
Crystal ball with rising chart inside surrounded by calculator and pie chart illustrating cash flow forecasting
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Cash Collections Formula: How to Forecast When Customers Will Pay

The textbook cash collections formula has 30-50% variance. The customer-specific approach that cuts it to 5-10% for predictable cash flow.

Alex Popa·Mar 14, 2026·6 min
Accounting ledger book connecting to laptop via plug and socket illustrating QuickBooks AR integration
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QuickBooks AR Automation: 5 Best Integrations Compared

QuickBooks AR automation compared: 5 integrations ranked on sync quality, automation depth, and setup time. See which connects in under a day.

Alex Popa·Mar 10, 2026·11 min
Invoice document flowing through warning stage to gavel illustrating collections escalation timeline
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When to Send Unpaid Invoices to Collections (And Why Timing Matters)

Invoices sent to collections before 90 days recover 70%+; after 180 days, under 15%. When to escalate and how to protect cash flow.

Alex Popa·Mar 5, 2026·5 min