Zenefits co-founder Parker Conrad just revealed his new company:
"Rippling automatically does the 100 little things that IT, HR, Facilities, Legal, Finance, and employees have to do when joining, working at, or leaving a company. From buying a computer to running payroll."
Good writeup on TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/1...
Would be great for @rippling to partner with these integrated services and offer a single payment method at a better cost and let the companies use all these, not just to integrate but also to activate as the employee count grows up.
Just like what @Stripe is doing with atlas for company setup.
The big question. Is this a Zenefits alternative, or is it intended to be used in unison to HR tech?
I tested out Rippling, and it feels like an HR platform with a focus on the onboarding / offboarding.
I also noticed that Rippling has payroll (California only), which suggests that it's more than just an onboarding checklist. Eventually with the data they're storing, they're getting into the realm of data that require heavy compliance checks and audits.
It's like an HR platform, without any mention of compliance...which feels kind of strange :P
@axertion If you look at Terms of Service 1.5 c) it situates Rippling as a Data Hosting company rather than a HR Platform provider. Much like Uber is not a taxi company but rather a transport network company. Either way it looks like it solves a huge pain point that he is well qualified to solve.
Interesting - looks like a lot of the features here are competing directly with companies like Microsoft, Oracle, etc. who already have pretty strong offerings in the Identity & Access Management space, though this seems to take it one step further by integrating some of the non-account-related functions.
I wonder what size organisation Prasanna is targeting with this.
The pricing scheme seems a bit agressive, charging a monthly fee per user, given that the bulk of activities will occur during onboarding/offboarding.
@rossdcurrie We are taking offerings that are hard to setup (LDAP, IT management) that big companies already use, understand the intent and taking it downmarket. The pricing is way lower compared to any other offering out there on the market which does 10% of what we do.
Great idea and execution! I love how it's starting with one specific pain point vs all-in-one solution. Excited to see how the product evolves overtime.
Really enjoying the hire/off-board by the push of a button positioning 👍
I like this because it has the possibility of creating a really nice experience for new hires and shortening the time to actual productivity. The offboarding is also a thoughtful consideration to ensure everything that matters is completed by all parties. Nice work!
We use rippling for our payroll and it was one of the best onboarding experiences I've had. Really excited for this product as we grow our company! They are tackling a problem/headache that NEEDS to be solved and in my opinion, early signs show they are going to nail it.
I was just discussing this internally how the difference between small and medium/large corps is their on-boarding, creating systems / process is key to survival. Sweet reveal, Rippling - can't wait to try it.
Very clever entry point to the long term building of a talent management suite, which I'm guessing is Parker Conrad's long-term goal. By trying to own the exact moment a person enters and leaves a company, Rippling could firmly and flexibly expand their powering of a company's talent lifecycle. Plus, the current execution of these moments (onboarding new hires & terminating employees) is not good at most companies. Short-term pain point and long term opportunity. It may not grow as fast as Zenefits - which could be a good thing, legally speaking - but it's going to grow.
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