What Lew's List does

Lew's List is a privately-operated, bootstrapped email distribution service connecting finance and accounting employers with candidates in the U.S. Mountain West. Founded in 2002 by former CFO Lew Visscher, the platform maintains two regional subscriber lists - Lew's List Colorado (Front Range) and Lew's List Arizona (Phoenix/Scottsdale) - delivered through Google Groups to a combined membership of nearly 12,000 professionals including CFOs, controllers, and tax/finance specialists. Job seekers join free via Google Groups subscription and receive ~100-125 curated postings per month; employers and recruiters submit job descriptions directly by emailing the founder, who reviews, formats, and distributes them within 24 hours.

The underlying technology is intentionally minimal: the platform runs on Google Groups as its distribution mechanism, with no mobile app, no API, and no proprietary matching or search infrastructure. All curation, formatting, and quality control is performed personally by Lew Visscher. The business monetizes exclusively through a 3% success fee on the hired candidate's salary, collected on an honor system with an optional email or contract agreement - there are no upfront posting fees and no subscription tiers.

The go-to-market is community-led and referral-driven, reinforced by an annual in-person networking event (historical attendance up to ~400) and one community-impact initiative (the COVID-19 Finance Assistance Network). The business has no external funding, no sales team, and no full-time employees beyond the founder, making it a lifestyle micro-enterprise whose value is concentrated in personal brand, community trust, and a 20+ year operational track record rather than in technology assets.

Name

Lew's List

Legal name

Lew's List

Website

https://lewslist.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lew's List is a founder-operated email job-board serving nearly 12,000 finance and accounting professionals across Colorado and Arizona via Google Groups, monetizing through a 3% success fee on hires with no upfront employer fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

Keywords

• Email job distribution
• Finance accounting recruiting
• Niche job board
• Recruitment email list
• Talent sourcing network

Headquarters

HQ city

Lafayette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Placement Success Fee: Lew's List charges employers and recruiters a 3% success fee on the salary of the person hired when a successful placement is made through the platform. There is no upfront cost to post jobs. The fee is based on an honor system, though Lew can provide a contract or email agreement if needed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lew's List is an email-based job posting distribution service for finance and accounting professionals, operated by founder Lew Visscher. The service delivers approximately 100-125 curated job opportunities per month to nearly 12,000 members across Colorado and Arizona via Google Groups email distribution. Job seekers subscribe free, while employers and recruiters pay a 3% success fee on the salary of any candidate hired through the platform.

Product overview

Lew's List is an email-based job posting service connecting finance and accounting professionals with employers and recruiters. The core offering consists of two regional email distribution lists—Lew's List Colorado and Lew's List Arizona—which deliver job opportunities to subscribers' inboxes via Google Groups. The service also includes a Job Posting Service for employers to reach over 11,000 finance professionals, charging a 3% success fee on hired candidates' salaries. Add-on offerings include the Annual Lew's List Event for professional networking and the pro bono COVID-19 Finance Assistance Network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lew's List Colorado An email distribution list for finance and accounting job postings in the Colorado Front Range area, delivering curated job opportunities directly to subscribers' inboxes via Google Groups. Members also receive periodic networking event invitations in the Colorado front range.
• Lew's List Arizona An email distribution list for finance and accounting job postings in Arizona, serving the Phoenix and Scottsdale area, delivered via Google Groups to subscribers' inboxes.
• Job Posting Service Service enabling employers and recruiters to post finance and accounting job opportunities to Lew's List's subscriber base of over 11,000 professionals. Job postings are sent via email to members within approximately 24 hours, and employers pay a 3% success fee on the hired candidate's salary.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100-125 job positions posted each month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COVID-19 Finance Assistance NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In response to COVID-19, Lew's List led and partnered with the creation of the COVID-19 Finance Assistance Network. This initiative connected small businesses with a group of CFO's and Controllers providing pro bono financial guidance to help businesses survive the pandemic.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Leading horizontal job board and search engine for employment. Comparable as a destination for both job seekers browsing finance/accounting openings and employers posting roles, with broader reach but less vertical curation than Lew's List.
• LinkedIn: Largest professional network globally with dominant job posting and recruiter outreach capabilities across all functions including finance and accounting. Lew's List competes against LinkedIn for employer recruiting spend and job seeker attention, but operates as a much narrower, locally curated alternative.
• ZipRecruiter: Public job marketplace with AI-driven matching across all occupational categories including finance and accounting. Adjacent competitor to Lew's List for employer recruitment budgets in the finance/accounting vertical.

Direct peers

• Vaco: Specialized consulting and staffing firm with a strong finance and accounting practice placing CFOs, controllers, and senior accountants. Comparable to Lew's List for the same candidate pool and finance/accounting job types, but at multi-region scale and with formal contract staffing offerings.
• Robert Half: One of the largest global staffing firms with a dedicated finance and accounting placement practice. Directly comparable to Lew's List in serving the same candidate persona (controllers, CFOs, senior accountants) and the same employer use case (filling finance/accounting roles), though Robert Half operates at national scale with formal offices and recruiters.
• eFinancialCareers: Global job board dedicated to finance and accounting professionals, including corporate finance, banking, and accounting roles. Direct peer to Lew's List in target audience and job categories, though delivered as a global technology platform rather than a regional email community.
• Parker + Lynch: Finance and accounting direct-hire staffing firm (now part of the Adecco Group) placing controllers, CFOs, and senior accountants. Overlaps with Lew's List in both candidate persona and employer use case, particularly in major US metro areas including Denver.
• Creative Financial Staffing (CFS): Staffing firm exclusively focused on accounting, finance, and IT roles. Mirrors Lew's List vertical focus on finance/accounting placements and serves the same employer hiring use case, but with a multi-office national footprint rather than a curated regional email community.

Emerging players

• Accountingfly: Niche job board and recruiting firm focused specifically on accounting and finance professionals. Closest direct competitor to Lew's List in product (curated accounting/finance job distribution) and target audience, but operates nationally as a technology-enabled marketplace rather than a regional email community.
• Financial Job Bank: Specialized online job board for banking, finance, and accounting professionals. Comparable to Lew's List in audience focus and job categories, though delivered as a national website rather than a regional curated email community.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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