Introduction Rippling’s one underlying insight is that most business systems are full of information about employees. Everyone knows that’s true for HR systems. But we know this is true beyond the HR department as well. We think employee data isn’t just the domain of the HR department—it’s a fundamental primitive for business software including, and most especially, for business software well outside of HR. This fragmented employee data creates a problem for Rippling’s customers, which Rippling can solve. And it leads to a related, corollary opportunity for Rippling. If you’re considering joining or investing in Rippling, you should 昀椀rst build conviction in this central thesis about the importance of employee data to business systems across the company.