In this episode, Connie Loizos sits down with Rippling founder and CEO Parker Conrad to discuss the company's biggest product launch in years: Rippling Data Cloud. Parker explains why he believes the future of enterprise AI depends on giving AI access to an organization's people data and business systems, not just more powerful models. He also shares how Rippling is using AI internally, what the company learned from analyzing its own AI spending, and why measuring ROI—not just productivity—will become increasingly important as AI adoption grows.

They also discuss Rippling's expansion into banking and financial services, the company's growth past $1 billion in annualized revenue, the state of today's fundraising and IPO markets, and Parker's advice for founders navigating soaring valuations. Finally, Parker weighs in on Rippling's ongoing legal battle with Deel and why he believes the outcome could have broader implications for the startup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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