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Co-Founder of Gusto (Formerly ZenPayroll, YC W12)
Love this! Looking forward to trying it.
FYI I'm getting "Too many signups right now. Please try again in a few minutes." when trying to sign up to the waiting list. (congrats haha, but good to fix)
Love this. Elegant and simple.
Wow. Just stunning. Congrats!
This is just SO DAMN COOL! Looking forward to digging into the concepts writeup. Thank you!
Gusto is helping entrepreneurs and growing businesses hire full-time employees around the world more easily and faster, while reducing risk.
That's literally one of the reasons I quit my PhD
Good feedback. Working on clarifying how we message this. Thank you!
Thanks for the reply. That's right, if you use SVB you have the fund payroll through a wire transfer. The wire can come from any account (including an SVB account). ACH won't work.
Hi there, co-founder of Gusto here. Running payroll from your personal account won't work. It has to be a business account. Please see below a msg I wrote earlier in the thread about some advice on how to get that done on time --
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To clarify — If you have not yet updated your bank account on file to another (see article), you will have to wire funds to Gusto in order to make payroll on time. Log in to the app, run payroll, and you’ll get a prompt with more details and the specific cut-off, but it’s usually 10am PST in the morning of payroll.
In terms, of getting a new bank set up, I’ve seen people open bank accounts same-day with Mercury (online) or Chase (walking into a branch). Wiring funds from SVB to one of these banks should take <24hr to complete.
But yes, you CAN initiate a wire transfer from SVB if you prefer to do that. Note that some SVB customers are seeing issues with the portal right now (probably given high traffic).
Hope this helps.
Oh, also we created this resource hub to help SVB customers with tips like the above: https://gusto.com/company-news/silicon-valley-bank-closure-r...
Hi there, co-founder of Gusto here. To clarify — If you have not yet updated your bank account on file to another (see article), you will have to wire funds to Gusto in order to make payroll on time. Log in to the app, run payroll, and you’ll get a prompt with more details and the specific cut-off, but it’s usually 10am PST in the morning of payroll.
In terms, of getting a new bank set up, I’ve seen people open bank accounts same-day with Mercury (online) or Chase (walking into a branch). Wiring funds from SVB to one of these banks should take <24hr to complete.
But yes, you CAN initiate a wire transfer from SVB if you prefer to do that. Note that some SVB customers are seeing issues with the portal right now (probably given high traffic).
Hope this helps.
Oh, also we created this resource hub to help SVB customers with tips like the above: https://gusto.com/company-news/silicon-valley-bank-closure-r...
Hi @enlightens, I'm one of the founders at Gusto. Really sorry to hear about the tax issue your company is seeing. We've escalated this and we're going to get this resolved ASAP. After that, we'll make sure we learn form this issue to better inform similar situations in the future. If you'd like to connect w me directly, please DM me at twitter.com/tomerlondon and I'd love to talk.
Here's a 10 points summary of the article from ChatGPT if you're lazy to read the entire thing like me:
1. The author's daughter asked for help with a homework assignment on Thomas Hobbes.
2. The author used the ChatGPT service to answer the question, but the response was incorrect.
3. The ChatGPT service uses the GPT-3 language model and applies reinforcement learning to create a new model with an intuitive chat interface and memory.
4. The service has sparked interest in OpenAI's capabilities and the impact of AI on society.
5. Nat Friedman, former CEO of GitHub, believes there is a shortage of real-world AI applications.
6. Many AI startups mimic OpenAI, focusing on publishing and citations rather than customers and products.
7. The author believes that OpenAI's model is not sustainable and will be challenged by companies such as Google.
8. OpenAI's model relies on large amounts of data, which may become more difficult to obtain as privacy concerns increase.
9. OpenAI's model also relies on compute power, which is becoming more expensive and less environmentally friendly.
10. The author suggests that OpenAI should focus on building products and platforms to sustain its growth.
This is VERY cool. Congrats!
This podcast is for the fintech community, the vertical SaaS leaders, and anyone trying to build tools that SMBs need. Hear Gusto's partners and fellow tech leaders share their stories and learnings of building for their customers at scale.
One year ago we launched Gusto Embedded to give SaaS partners the APIs, knowledge & infrastructure to build custom payroll right into their platforms.
Since then, we’ve added dozens of partners as well as new features. And, there’s so much more to come. Proud of all the value our Gusto Embedded partner network is driving for business owners in its first year, and are excited to continue the momentum.
(co-founder here) Sorry to hear about the issues you've had with our 2-day program. We've been working on making it better and the caps are now much more rarely used and we'll be getting rid of them completely shortly. Hope we can win you back one day :)
That's the goal. Having earlier access to your own earnings is a much better source of funds than taking an expensive loan. We're collecting data from early customers and will update more in the future on the progress we're seeing.
I really love and reccomend Sookasa (sookasa.com). They build a HIPPA-compliant, fully encrypted way to store files on dropbox, box, skydrive, and google drive.
You basically have an 'encrypted folder' inside your cloud storage drive and anything you put there is immediately protected from hackers, fraudsters, etc.
It's being used today by doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, lawyers and such.
Congratulations Sam and PG, this is exciting news. Lots of <3 and support from the ZenPayroll team!
Thanks a lot for ruining such a great story ;)
ZenPayroll -- www.zenpayroll.com
We are hiring exceptional engineers looking to solve high-impact problems
ABOUT US:
+ We're building the future of payroll. If you love solving foundational problems that affect millions of people, we'd love to talk with you. You’ll be an early member of the team and get a significant equity stake.
+ We raised a $6.1M seed round last year and are funded by the CEOs of Yelp, Dropbox, Yammer, Box, Parse, and others, as well as Google Ventures, Salesforce and Y-Combinator. Full list at www.zenpayroll.com/investors.
+ Our founders are second time entrepreneurs from Stanford who have had two prior exits. We’re in this for the long haul and are committed to building ZenPayroll into a truly significant company that we’re proud of.
+ Payroll is complex and there are tough engineering challenges to be tackled. We move tens of millions of dollars every month. Payroll is business critical and must always be accurate. Business owners and their employees depend on us to receive their pay. We strive for 100% test coverage, and every commit is code reviewed by another developer on the team. We all hold each other to rigorous standards and we’ve become better developers because of it.
THINGS WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
+ Experience with Rails | Backbone.js | CoffeeScript | MySQL is a plus but not a pre-requisite.
+ Interest in using a test driven and code review development process.
+ Interest in building user-facing features and core-backend functionality, as well as being an active part of the design process.
+ Desire to understand the customer perspective. All members of our team are builders and it's important everyone understands the pain point we're solving.
PERKS:
+ You'll be a core member of our team as we grow the company. As a result, you'll receive a competitive salary + significant equity stake.
+ Housing stipend if you live near the office, three meals a day, company retreats, gym/sports club stipend, dream work set-up, and more -- including copious espressos brewed by one of our co-founders. People are the foundation of our company and we make sure they know they're valued. Full list of perks at www.zenpayroll.com/careers
Above all, we're looking for individuals who are yearning to do the best work of their lives. You'll be amply rewarded for the work you do.
To apply, send a note to jobs [at] zenpayroll [dot] com and include your LinkedIn, GitHub, and/or any project pages.
We’re located in SoMa, San Francisco, CA and you must be local or willing to relocate (we'll cover the cost).
ZenPayroll (YC W12) is hiring software engineers to help make delightful payroll
About us:
+ We're building the future of payroll. If you love solving foundational problems that affect millions of people, we'd love to talk with you. Just imagine that you can help your favorite cafe or flower shop pay their employees.
+ Our founders are second time entrepreneurs from Stanford who have had two prior exits. We're hungry to build something truly great and we're in this for the long haul.
+ We're funded by the CEOs of Yelp, Dropbox, Yammer, Box, Parse, and others, as well as Google Ventures, Salesforce and Y-Combinator. Full list at www.zenpayroll.com/investors.
+ Most importantly, our company values are here: https://zenpayroll.com/about.
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Things we're looking for:
+ Experience with Rails | Backbone.js | CoffeeScript | MySQL is a plus but not a pre-requisite.
+ Interest in using a test driven development process. We also pair part of the time.
+ Interest in building user-facing and core-backend features, as well as being an active part of the design process.
+ Desire to understand the customer perspective. All members of our team are builders and it's important everyone understands the pain point we're solving.
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Perks:
+ You'll be a core member of our team as we grow the company. As a result, you'll receive a competitive salary + significant equity stake.
+ Housing stipend if you live near the office, three meals a day, company retreats, gym/sports club stipend, dream work set-up, and more -- including copious espressos brewed by one of our co-founders. People are the foundation of our company and we make sure they know they're valued.
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Above all, we're looking for individuals who are yearning to do the best work of their lives. You'll be amply rewarded for the work you do.
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To apply, send a note to jobs [at] zenpayroll [dot] com and include your LinkedIn, GitHub, and/or any project pages.
This job is located in SoMa, San Francisco, CA. You must be local or willing to relocate (we'll cover the cost).
This is beautiful!
Thanks for letting us know! fixed :)
Hi Zen (love your name!), we're planning to start expanding internationally next year (after we're US-wide). Please sign up at: https://zenpayroll.com/international.
ZenPayroll
UX Designer, Full Time, San Francisco - funded $6.1M
jobs at zenpayroll.com
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We're building the future of payroll. We launched in 2012 (http://zenpayroll.com/press) and raised $6.1M in our first round of financing so we could focus on building a long term foundation for the company. Our investors include the CEOs of Dropbox, Yelp, Yammer, Box, among others, as well as Google Ventures and Salesforce (full list at http://zenpayroll.com/investors). We currently have a product that our customers love, and we're processing millions of dollars in payroll every month. Our founders are second time entrepreneurs from Stanford who have had two prior exits. We're hungry to build something truly great and we're in this for the long haul.
At ZenPayroll, you will:
(1) Be an owner of what you build.
(2) Conceptualize, design, and build product experiences that make users smile.
(3) Design a product that processes millions and millions of dollars in payroll.
(4) Understand customer pain points, come up with solutions, and then prototype, iterate, and launch frequently.
(5) Design and build landing pages, email campaigns, icons, infographics, and application features.
If solving a real pain point for millions of people gets you excited, we'd love to speak with you.
To apply, send a note to jobs [at] zenpayroll [dot] com and include your (1) portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub, resume, and/or any project/portfolio pages. (2) a note on why you are interested in ZenPayroll, and (3) share with us something you've done which you are most proud of and why.
This job is located in San Francisco, CA. You must be local or willing to relocate (we'll cover the cost).