Zenefits

4 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jul 25, 2019 by Kevin Hale · said 36 times in 10 episodes since 2018 · across every show →

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brought up most by Parker Conrad (17), Laks Srini (7), Michael Seibel (3), Harj Taggar (2), Garry Tan (2), Mukund Jha (1), Kevin Hale (1), Geoff Ralston (1)

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Jul 25, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Parker Conrad pitched Zenefits to YC as a solo non-technical founder
“Zenefits is a really good classic one. Parker was a single, non-technical founder who pitched an idea to YC, and he got in that way.”
Kevin Hale Jul 25, 2019 ▶ 1:50 Kevin Hale - How to Evaluate Startup Ideas · Y Combinator
Dec 11, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Srini: Zenefits bypassed US immigration by locating global engineers in Vancouver
“So one of the ways we grew really quickly at Zenefits in terms of hiring was we were able to tap talent all over the world. It was just easier to bring them To Vancouver in terms of immigration than like the US.”
Laks Srini Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 18:53 Laks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown · Y Combinator
Jan 10, 2025 negative
Opinion
Conrad: David Sacks' PR campaign drove Zenefits into the ground
“David really sort of He hired a sort of a comms person that he works with a lot, this guy named Lanny Davis, and they just focused on like attacking me, like over and over and over again for like six months, and it became this huge thing. And David, well, he w…”
Parker Conrad Jan 10, 2025 ▶ 21:46 How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad · Y Combinator
Jan 10, 2025
Assertion Supported
Zenefits grew from $20M to $65M before Conrad was ousted as CEO
“And then the next year, our plan was to go from 20 to a hundred. And we ended up going from 20 to 65, and I got fired, ah, basically within a week of the end of the fiscal year.”
Parker Conrad Jan 10, 2025 ▶ 19:46 How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad · Y Combinator
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