Who they are
Founder and CEO of Rippling, the compound HR/IT/finance platform currently valued around $13B. Previously founded Zenefits, where he was forced out in 2016 — a public crucible he turned into a sharpened thesis on why specialized point solutions get beaten by deeply integrated compound startups. One of the most quoted founder-CEOs on company building, org design, and why "focus" is often a cope.
Core Ideas
- Compound Startups — the case against narrow focus
- Primary Data Objects — the unlock behind Rippling's integration
- Rippling Operating System — HR as the root record