20VC: Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz on Raising $300M+ at a $17BN Valuation | Deel vs Rippling: WTF is Going On | Management Lessons from Ben Horowitz and Nik Storonsky | Deel's M&A Playbook: Lessons from 13 Acquisitions: What Works & What Doesn't

<p dir="ltr">Alex Bouaziz is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Deel, the $17BN global payroll juggernaut that just last week announced their latest $300M fundraise led by Ribbit, a16z and Coatue. Deel has been on the most insane journey, they do $1BN+ in ARR, they just had their first $100M revenue month and they have been profitable for over 3 years. </p> <p dir="ltr"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><strong>AGENDA:</strong></span></p> <p dir="ltr">03:38 Announcing $300M Fundraise at a $17BN Valuation</p> <p dir="ltr">06:24 Rippling vs Deel: WTF is Going On? Where is the Lawsuit? </p> <p dir="ltr">14:01 Why 1-1s Are BS and Leaders Should Stop Doing Them</p> <p dir="ltr">17:31 Do Rich Leaders Make Better Leaders</p> <p dir="ltr">28:33 Biggest Lesson from Ben Horowitz? Why Most CMOs Are Bad?</p> <p dir="ltr">34:48 Lessons from Nik @ Revolut and Why Companies Need to Make Their Own Software</p> <p dir="ltr">42:23 Deel's Acquisition Playbook: Lessons from 13 Acquisitions</p> <p dir="ltr"...