With the Feb ‘10 release of the Coupa’s new Expense Management solution, I thought it might be enlightening to do a little field research on what the general public felt about Expense Reports.  So I took to the streets of the SOMA neighborhood in San Francisco, armed with a video camera and a simple question, “How do you feel about expense reports?” The result is this highlight video.

Admittedly, there was very little method to the madness here. Basically, I was just looking for off-the-cuff, authentic answers from real San Franciscans. We ended up capturing quite a few opinions, with the overriding sentiment being that people wanted:

• Expense reports to be automated
• Expense reports to be mobile
• Simpler receipt management

Not really any surprises there, but each person had a unique way of expressing their pain points with preparing expense reports, and all were interested in hearing more about how Coupa’s combined Expense Management and e-Procurement SaaS solutions simplify all indirect spend matters. We’ll highlight the key features that make Coupa Expense Management unique in an upcoming post. In the meantime, check out the expense reporting and auditing demonstrations, and let us know what you think!