HR software is big, big business. And no one understands that better than this week’s guest, Parker Conrad the CEO and co-founder of Rippling, a global HR company that offers global payroll, onboarding, time tracking, benefits management and more. In this episode he talks about what goes into building a leading HR tech company—from what it’s like building out features companies love, to dealing with fierce competition in this ever growing landscape. Conrad also gets into the power imbalance that can arise between VCs and founders and the drama at his previous company that inspired him to build Rippling.

(0:00) Introduction

(2:48) Parker’s previous startups

(6:09) Leaving Zenefits and starting Rippling

(9:08) Horizontal integration in HR software

(11:57) AI skepticism for software

(20:58) Managing the competition

(26:34) Growth marketing strategy

(29:36) What a founder should focus on

(35:02) VC-founder power imbalance

(40:23) Host discussion

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Enterprise AI is booming so it’s no wonder that, as companies figure out how to implement it, the industry of AI infrastructure is emerging. This week Becca and Dom talk to Nick Frosst from Cohere, the AI company building natural language models for enterprise customers. They discuss why Frosst thinks the AI boom isn’t built on a bubble, whether or not AI companies are building toward a “digital god”, and how AI regulation could be a good thing.

(0:00) Introduction

(6:15) Enterprise applications for AI language models

(12:12) Building multilingual models

(14:58) Fundraising and the AI bubble

(19:46) AI and sustainability

(25:14) Building the Cohere team

(29:44) Host discussion

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There is a whole marketplace for used tech, it isn’t just a good deal for the customer, but it also helps curb waste that can lead to soil contamination, non-pot able water, and dangerous living conditions. On this week’s episode of Found, we’re talking to Thibaud Hug de Larauze from BackMarket, a global marketplace for refurbished devices.

In this conversation they cover:

• How BackMarket has such a successful fundraise.
• Building customer trust as a refurbished marketplace
• The environmental impact of recycling electronics
• The Right to Repair and what will happen when everyone can fix their own phone if they choose.

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