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delve into the shifting landscape of sourcing, highlighting the fierce competition between Rippling and Deel Rippling has been pulling what some might call "snake moves," aggressively targeting Deel with marketing The list is rippling in deal. That's the list. Communications at deal. And to me, this feels like.

This week, Chad, Joel, and Emi dive into a juicy HR tech scandal—Rippling’s suing Deel over an alleged Like deal deal doesn't have very good taste in spies. This guy was not. It gets because deal. deal, but aren't trackable to deal. mean, we don't. Does this make you feel less positive about deal as a consumer?

. 🔥 It’s Over the Top energy all the way as Rippling and Deel square off in a corporate slap-fight That's right. your, weekly weekly dose of, of deal and rippling the feud keeps escalating a deal officially So show me the evidence deal. You say there's, there's defamation. So they go to deal and they go deal. Fuck Rippling. We're on your team. They dropped $3 billion on deal. Maureen Clough (24:07.97) That does. Ooh.

Yes, Deel paid a payroll guy to snoop on Rippling … (Spoiler alert: he wasn’t exactly 007) Meanwhile, I think what he's doing is incredibly smart, but they, the democratic bench is deep. It is deep. Like if you're a deal, cause if you're a deal customer, Chad (34:20.912) dude. Joel (34:40.836) If you're a deal prospect, how do you feel about using deal now? If you're an employee at deal, how do you feel about this? Do you feel good about it? Probably not.

Joel (00:50.111) And on this episode, Paradox buys, Deel readies, and LinkedIn goes vertical. Deel has grown significantly, employing 5,000 associates worldwide. valuation IPO announcement from Deel. Deel is killing the game. They reported 800 million in ARR. I don't know what we can say about Deel that hasn't been said already.

We're diving headfirst into the espionage-soaked saga between Rippling and Deel — corporate sabotage, Who knows how people are going to feel. Chad (25:29.806) Yes, deal who's, who is also also a unicorn, Keith O'Brien deals former spy who was And it doesn't feel. Maureen Clough (35:26.81) Vaporware. Deep breath. J.T. O'Donnell (45:24.753) Probably not.

Joel (01:08.52) It only feels like 80. I think, I think of course you would, you know, first thing I tell my clients is feel it, feel your feelings Chad, your thoughts on deal. That's a few deals, everybody, whoever's their deal maker is pretty busy. The way that deal is actually growing, deal is acquiring, right?

Plus, Deel just made a massive $50M acquisition move with Clarity to fight a terrifying new trend in Deal has acquired Clarity, a deep fake detection startup for up to fifty million to enhance identity Joel Cheesman (20:53.715) The deal. In terms of deal, deals had like 15, 16, 17 acquisitions. So I think it's a really smart move by Deal.

Joel Cheesman (00:44.461) On this episode Axel's Rum Springer Deel's new deal and SHRM steps in it again What are your thoughts on Deel's latest deal? I mean, can a company be like just crushing it as much as Deel has in our space? Joel Cheesman (26:58.711) Pretty good deal for them. Pretty good deal actually, I'd say for Deel. And, it's fun to watch these guys and, the future is bright for Deel.

Well, from one big Deel to another Deel, that's D-E-E-L, last valued at $12 billion, has hit $400 million Big Deel, little Deel, or no Deel? Chad: The big Deel. Deel is a platform that helps manage remote contractors. So how is Deel killing the game right now? Because Deel's numbers are not a fucking mirage. So what's happening here? Deel is gonna, at least at this point, look like one of the winners.

Well, the song remains the same this week, as companies like BetterUp, Deel, and Wonolo keep ringing As well as Deel. It was only in September of 2020 that Deel raised $30 million in a series B. Deel claims to allow businesses to hire in less than five minutes. Deel didn't need the cash, they're like another hot girl at the bar who doesn't have to buy their own

It’s got takeovers: Deel acquires a foothold in APAC. Gloat makes a move to be the GOAT and Deel is making deals. Let's do this. What's up Chad? Well, someone who's on the right track and not fucking up is DEEL. Yes. So what we're talking about here is DEEL is a remote centric type of organization where they can help Chad (22m 6s): It's apparent that DEEL isn't just gonna rest and squirrel away their nuts.

Drink it in: DEEL's Acquisition Spree: We start with Deel, the HR startup making waves with its recent HR startup Deel is acquiring African-based PaySpace. So when they go from EOR to HCM, that opens up Deel's total addressable market making Deel a global workforce Deel is dropping on our community. Joel: Well, I'm surging right now after talking about Deel.

US regulators may investigate DEEL's role in these transactions. So DEEL has taken nearly $680 million in funding. So the fact that they even covered DEEL to me was kind of a big deal and sorry. Go ahead. Joel: So DEEL is crushing it, by the way. DEEL might be in the first place spot, man.

Joel: And on this episode, Workday scores, Deel deals and OnlyFans saves lives. Let's do this. Chad: Deel, Acquisition. Joel: And obviously, OnlyFans has to be in the show. Deel. That's D-E-E-L. This move aligns with Deels shift towards more AI integration and expanding its service portfolio, Deel It's a small deal for Deel. Let's be honest, they were founded in 2021.

Deel, Rippling and iCIMS are raising money, enjoying some rare, unicorn air and in the news this week All right, let's talk about Remote hiring company Deel. That's according to TechCrunch in 2021 sources share that DEEL burned right under $10 million. I'm going to put DEEL as Pepsi and Oyster is that tasty Dr. But Remote and DEEL seem to be in the cat bird seat to own the work from home, remote work marketplace

Deel, that's D-E-E-L. Chad: Damn it. I like those guys. Of course, Deel insists that it complies with relevant labor laws and empowers workers. Chad, we got naughty, naughty from Deel and Chipotle, what's your take? Chad: Yeah. I mean, it feels like Deel is really just trying to fool the system like Uber and Lyft has for years. Joel: So apparently the CEO at Deel is a contract that was in the story.

WorkStep, Deel, Bolster, DriverReach, Jobfindah, Vangst and Circa are in the news. I got a shout out to DEEL. DEE EEL, acquires Roots. Shout out to them. and flames, do you still feel that way? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

Rippling sued Deel on March 17th, also St. Deel doesn't have very good taste in spies. And is this guy, is he working for Deel directly? trackable to Deel? Does this make you feel less positive about Deel as a consumer?

So you're seeing Deel actually move down funnel. Our first prediction, Chad mentioned Deel in our 2024 takeaways. gonna predict that 2025 we'll see a Deel IPO. But yeah, like Deel has been an amazing success story. Deel has been an amazing success story. They have a woman co-founder.

So, Deel very Nice. [applause] Chad: Cheers to Deel. And I'd say in comparison, Deel had a 10 by 10 booth at HR Tech in 2022. Cheers, cheers to Deel. Joel: By the way, I think their founders are both under 30. So if you wanna look at some zest and some youngins coming up, look no further than Deel. Joel: Before the break, I had Deel, as my first Nice list recipient. I went super big...

Way to go, DEEL. Way to go. Who's gonna do it first, Rippling or Deel? Joel Cheesman (38:27.158) Yeah. If you go to the URL for omnipresent, it just redirects to Deel. So it wasn't even like, Hey, we're now acquired by Deel or like, or omnipresent by Deel. Let's just redirect it to Deel. We don't need to muscle all the other shit.

Deel, this is from the information who actually we were talking about last week, Deel who is embroiled These types of "trading companies" represent less than 1% of Deel's revenue. And that's what Deel is doing right now. So kudos to Deel. Joel Cheeseman: Yep, yep. No doubt. The fact that Deel was in this was a big deal. Deel followed suit, we called it.

You're up early with the press and dealing with all that. seen out there, which is that Gen Z confidence and just like go forward with, you know, gusto and, and feel And I just, I really feel horrible that they're not getting the opportunity to learn the ropes that way But I see why it's an even bigger deal in tech. Isn't it pretty obvious where we are with this and how people are feeling and our company is even in

It’s not just promotions and big deals, however. I feel like we're still figuring it out a little bit. Joel: Okay.

Remember seeing and hearing your first Deep Fake? And so it's an interesting, I don't feel that old, but man, it's a, a big transition. Chad (4m 55s): I know how you feel. I know how you feel. So synthetic voices, deep fakes, cloning. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

we should have more of those conversations as opposed to just thanking somebody, checking a box and feeling Probably more attention than they've ever seen, but on the heels of the new colors and logo rollout, Chad (10m 8s): On the heels of going from public to private, getting a new cat anus logo, now they have staffing firm announced a $21 million strategic investment by technology firm Prytek as part of the deal

means we're back to business-as-usual, which means we're talkin' news out of Indeed, Netflix, ChatGPT, Deel Alright, not nearly as exciting as that, my shout out goes out to Deel, that's D-E-E-L. Deel has acquired Capbase. Interesting move, I say shout out to Deel and Capbase. Chad: Doesn't seem high priority, does it? It's kinda interesting with what Deel does, I wouldn't think that as a high priority.

like they're dealing with a robot. Several with many that have large war chests of cash, like Remote, Oyster, Deel, Velocity, Global, Multiplier we have companies that have gained unicorn status for the amount of money they got, Remote, Oyster, Deel So is the calculus around giving these companies a couple million dollars that we're hoping that Deel Unfortunately, I think that what will happen with the Deels and the Remotes and the Oysters and the Velocity

Chad (16m 59s): And this is gonna surprise everybody was DEEL the company Joel (17m 3s): double E. D E E L Deel has about $630 I believe million. Joel (17m 7s): All the money. Deel. Spend a little money next time and look like you've you're a real business. It didn't feel like inviting. Right? Well guess what kids? Joel (20m 55s): So where a Deel did not spend money and they had it.

So obviously Lieven loves the deal. Chad (9m 59s): Oh yeah. Chad (16m 20s): Along with Deel, Remote, Atlas and other unicorns. Chad mentioned all the US names Deel, Oyster, Velocity Global. ones on the field and you know, personally, I'm gonna go back to the names that I mentioned before, Deel Easop actually being acquired within 12 months by one of these organizations, which is an easy ad for a Deel

’s episode has more plot twists than a Netflix docuseries, and it all starts with a CEO on the run… Deel ’s New Drama: Forget corporate espionage—now Deel’s CEO is literally  dodging subpoenas. I'm your co-host, Joel "No Deel" Cheesman. Chad (00:48.12) This is Chad "A1" Sowash. What's the big deal? That's what this feels like.

It feels like it's a milestone. And it's definitely on my calendar. you have the review site that's anonymized, that people are given rankings and all the rest of it, I feel So it really depends on how deep they can pull that information out. You guys are okay dealing with spam." increasingly suggests that's not the case and in fact it's the opposite, that people would prefer to deal

Whereas Argentina feels like a sports car to me. If that's your language of choice, feel free to check those versions out. talk a lot about needing a bigger boat when we talk about companies that are competing with Remote, DEEL you know, I think that the market is so gray out there with all of these names you mentioned Remote, Deel Chad (21m 31s): But I mean the Remote, Deel, Oyster, I see them as more EOR pay onboarding.

Europe's most valuable privately-owned HR tech company, WorkMotion raising money to take on Remote, Deel So I'm feeling a little bit cheated from my youth on that one, Chad. Joel (14m 51s): They're a big deal. Lieven (14m 52s): They are apparently. DEEL close to $700 million in funding at the US. 16m 59s): I think he'd make a good point, Chad, in that, you know, we talk a lot about, you mentioned DEEL

But yeah, it's sort of helpless as an American, and you feel like there's not much you can do. We'll have ongoing ongoing reports of how my daughter feels about me on the show. quick reminder, remote.com has about $500 million in funding, Oyster about $225 million in funding and Deel the global hiring platforms getting money today is largely the dumb money that didn't get in on the Deels Granted, Remote is $599 per seat Deel, however, is $99 per seat, which is cheaper than Remofirst.

: I can feel it all the way down in my plum. Chad Sowash: Yes. They're gonna feel better. They're gonna stay longer. So the battle between Rippling and Deel finally comes to a head in 2025 with Rippling jumping into the I think Deel has a little more, they have a little more runway to not go public. Will Deel beat them there? I don't know. I think they're pretty much.

Pat Benatar, Deep Purple, and James Taylor have announced summer tours. Chad Sowash: Not a big deal. Not a big deal. Joel Cheesman: Chad, it feels like we're getting close to travel time. were talking about, more of the well-funded EOR companies that are out there today, remote.com, Atlas, Deel Too little, too late, they're bringing a knife to a gun fight, Remote, Deel, Oyster, Turing, and Andela

Joel (1m 14s): Like I told you in, in the pre-show, you, you've lost that fireside chat feeling that So this feels a little bit like Back to the Future. By the way, the Deel layoffs about 20% or so. They had about 425 employees according to LinkedIn. But there were quite a few recruiters that sort of sounded off on LinkedIn about getting laid off at Deel

Joel (14m 29s): That's an insiders deal here. Chad (14m 30s): A reeach around. And I feel better about this wave of companies than I did about the first one. Chad (24m 19s): This group, I feel, I could be fucking wrong and I hope not, but I feel these guys are Terms of the deal we're not disclosed. Deep Fake researchers have long feared this day would come.

Interestingly angel investors include Indeed's co-founder Paul Forster, Alex Bouaziz of Deel, Ben Herman Joel (13m 33s): How do you feel about their a US expansion plans? So Paul Forrester, Indeed, co-founder the Deel, Ben Herman of Canvas Beamery leadership. Joel (23m 16s): What do we think about the Radancy/First Bird deal? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! Joel (38m 28s): All right.

Quincy (1m 11s): I'm starting to feel like it's just tradition. She knows what that feels like. Quincy (3m 0s): I did. Quincy (6m 13s): I feel so welcome and loved here. Joel (6m 15s): All right. Joel (10m 58s): I'm going to say Deel, DEEL. Chad (11m 1s): Really? So I think we can deal.

Chad (2m 14s): I will be a few deep. There's no question. The pull-out method, where we dig deep into big brands, pulling biz ops from Russia as well. So SeekOut , Touring and Deel, that's ee on Deel, made the top 50. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! Joel (8m 2s): They're still using my pic from 2014. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!

🔥 Upwork cosplays as Blockbuster’s worst nightmare 📼 Deel clones employees like it’s a bad Black Mirror Sorry, Deal's back. Deal's back in the news. Age discrimination already, deal. Good job. Joel Cheesman (43:11.1) with the Rippling case. just another court case that Deal has to deal with. We got deep, deep in that one. Jeez. The Chad (57:28.013) Keeping up with the Joneses.

sales talent who are empowered to work with anyone anywhere at launch over 150 companies, including Deel Let's summarize here for a second and look at the landscape Deel. I feel like we'll be talking about these businesses a lot, the next five plus years. Joel (19m 31s): These guys feel like the polite remote solution. This to me feels more pandering than it does anything else.

Chad: And I think it makes it much harder because deep learning is a black box. The remotes, the oysters, the deals, etcetera. Do you feel like companies are reluctant to go out on a global scale because of the risk? We'll deal with all the compliance. We'll take care of all that for you. And so we're gonna be experts on that stuff and take that off your plate and that's what, a Deel does

.”   🕵️‍♀️ Meanwhile, Deel and Rippling are still engaged in a tech bro slap fight that includes fake Chad (27:26.175) You know what this feels like? This feels like indeed tariffs. The dramedy continues as Deal, our friends Deal and Rippling. access to deals system to meticulously analyze, record and copy deals global products and the way deal I feel for them.

AI retraining: the corporate spin cycle Deel vs. of Dealing. of dealing. So we've gone to, we've gone from feeling of dealing to dreaming of dealing very creative, with a dreamlike deep AI backgrounds.

What a great week I feel. Do you feel fully detoxed after Vegas? Joel (59s): I feel pretty good. I feel pretty good. Yeah. It's good water. We have here in the Midwest. startups like remote.com with about $500 million in funding Oyster with about $225 million in funding and DEEL Chad (22m 33s): Deel had a 10 by 10, which was pitiful. Big, deep breath.

And I'd feel for anyone in the events industry that that will be. It's DEEL, it's Eightfold, it's Remote. Cuz it feels like for us as well, those, those partnerships are cemented only by the face to face. So, and I think we'll be better at weathering that we'll still feel the pain. Yeah. Is it, you know, they're going like we hurt a lot of feelings.