Newsletter Op-Eds

A conversation with Leapsome co-founder and co-CEO, Jenny Podewils, on global HR systems, AI adoption and software entering a new era with drastically different expectations.

Anthropic, Gusto, TriNet, Paylocity and UKG signal a rapidly changing future for HR software and services

A conversation with Teamtailor CHRO Sarah Mian on global HR, lean teams, and why modern HR leaders must choose where to focus.

A conversation with ChartHop CEO Ian White on AI, product focus, and why the bar for software is rising

A conversation with Matt MacInnis on AI, global payroll, and why unified systems are starting to matter more than ever

A conversation with Alex Bouaziz, Co-founder & CEO of Deel, on global payroll, product philosophy, and competing without constraints

A conversation with Joe Steinrock, VP of Product Strategy at ADP, on venture investing, global expansion, and why good, fast, and cheap rarely coexist.

Deep dive into the new Insperity-Workday partnership: how HRScale brings enterprise HCM, payroll, benefits, and HR outsourcing to mid-market companies through a PEO model, simplifying Workday implementation for growing SMB organizations.

A conversation with Netchex CEO Abhinav on service, focus, and building technology that fits its customer.

Peak software? AI agents, Claude Code, and SaaS selloff signal a shift in software economics. Explore AI’s impact on SaaS, HCM, pricing models, valuation, and the future of agent-first platforms.

Jim Jensen on WFM consolidation, payroll accuracy, frontline time collection, and why Traxxion is rebuilding workforce management from the ground up.

A conversation with Miter Co-Founder and CEO Connor Watumull on construction payroll, vertical focus, and earning the right to expand.

HR tech trends for 2026: global all-in-one HRIS reality, embedded payroll results, up-market PEO models, and the evolving HR team. What’s viable vs hype in HR software.

A conversation with Remote’s Embedded GM, Pim Altena, on global infrastructure, partner expectations, and why embedded payroll only works when the foundations are real.

Our conversation with UKG’s CMO Sarah Hodges, unpacking why she joined, how “Workforce Operating Platform” reframes the category, and what modern marketers must do as AI reshapes discovery.

Explore AI-native HRIS with Winslow founder Niel Robertson. Learn how context-aware agents, chat-first workflows, and modular design go beyond AI-powered tools to redefine modern HR software.

November HR Tech insights: Lattice exits HRIS/payroll, Deel boosts governance, ADP acquires Pequity, and Mosey streamlines multi-state tax compliance

Q4 HR Tech roundup: Paycom layoffs tied to AI, UKG rebrand, Rippling App Studio, Workday AI buys, Sage-Criterion deal—why it matters.

Our interview with HiBob CEO, Ronni Zehavi, around the launch of their embedded US payroll with Gusto, unifying HR + payroll to win mid-market clients and boost CFO adoption.

Inside ADP’s next chapter: Lyric, NextGen payroll, global strategy, and timekeeping shifts position the HCM giant for the decade ahead.

Embedded payroll is shaking up HR tech in 2025—but poor execution has slowed its rise. Will better-funded vendors turn the tide this fall?

Acrisure buys Heartland Payroll for $1.1B, signaling HR tech consolidation & mid-market PEO-like platform race. Learn why brokers seek payroll rails.

Workday Go brings enterprise-grade HR and finance software to small businesses—offering fixed pricing, rapid deployment, and Fortune 500 best practices.

HR Tech Q1 roundup: Deel sued by Rippling, layoffs at Justworks, Dayforce & Workday, Gallagher acquisition spree, Paychex launches funding solutions.

HR & finance are converging! Learn how HiBob, Paylocity & Rippling are bridging the gap with FP&A tools, reshaping workforce planning & budgeting