Episode description

Matt MacInnis, COO at Rippling shares what it takes to successfully build and scale a hypergrowth company.

In less than seven months after reaching a $6.5 billion valuation, Rippling was valued at $11.25 billion.

Matt joined the company when it was just 70 employees, and he has been a key player in its exponential growth.

From 2009 to 2018, Matt was the Co-Founder and CEO of Inkling, a mobile learning platform that provides on-job training for companies including McDonald’s and Whole Foods. Inkling was named one of the fastest, most innovative companies and raised over $100 million in funding before being acquired in 2018.

Specifically, Matt covers:

- The transition from Inkling to Rippling.

- The key to making a startup with multiple products successful.

- The long-term vision for Rippling.

- What is a COO, and when is the right time to bring one into a company?

- Behind the scenes of walking into a 70-person startup during a pandemic.

- The first hires to make in a fast-moving company.

- Key things to understand when scaling to $100 million ARR.

- Why Rippling likes to hire former founders.

- The benchmark for a successful process.

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