Simran Dokania

Early Engineer @ Rippling

[Net De @KratosK27820483]

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@CJP_for_India @abhijeet_dipke

[Matt MacInnis @stanine]

I found the SpaceX IPO surprisingly emotional today. It reminded me of why I came to the US as an 18-year-old. Even then, I knew that I wanted to build stuff, and that the place to do it was America. There was no second option in the world.

The concept of American exceptionalism is nothing new, but I have come to appreciate the culture that justifies it. SpaceX is yet another case in point. America’s risk-taking culture celebrates wild successes while embracing the legitimacy of hard-earned failure. American culture doesn’t celebrate inherited wealth, nor does it frown upon inherited poverty. It doesn’t seek to create equal outcomes, but rather equal opportunity.

It is not immediately obvious that this is unique in the world. Truly unique. I’m Canadian, and I love many aspects of Canadian culture, but Canadian culture does not offer people the same environment in which to take risks.

I write this because I was dismayed to see US politicians complaining of the extreme wealth created by the SpaceX IPO. Say what you will about wealth inequality, or a single man’s politics, but don’t tell me that immense wealth creation in America is bad. Do not tell me you’d rather SpaceX not exist, exactly as it does. That you’d rather this company exist in some other country or culture.

Thankfully, despite today’s politics, SpaceX could not have been a Chinese company, or a Canadian one, or a French one. It could only ever have been an American one.

If nationalism is pride in your birthplace, then it’s merely tribalism, which serves to divide us. But if it’s pride in your culture, a culture that lets people achieve incredible things like this, then under those terms I am a nationalist. I want to protect and enhance our culture of risk-taking, of celebrating wins, and of celebrating failures along the way.

I think it is amazing that America created a trillionaire out of a risk-taking immigrant. It is absolutely fucking absurd, of course, but isn’t that the point? SpaceX is not a reason to be pissed off; it’s a reason for every person in the world who wants to build stuff to see themselves as American, no matter where in the world they live.

p.s. — this is entirely from my brain, with AI used only for fixing typos and grammar. :^)

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

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[AJ Inapi (Allan) @aj_inapi]

NO white person alive today owned slaves. Teach your kids that.

NO black person alive today was born a slave. Teach your kids that.

Not all white people owned slaves back then. Teach your kids that.

Millions of white people fought and died to end slavery. Teach your kids that.

People should not inherit guilt from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.

People should not inherit victimhood from their ancestors. Teach your kids that.

You are responsible for your own actions, not the actions of people who lived 200 years ago. Teach your kids that.

America is not perfect, but it is not uniquely evil. Teach your kids that.

The West is responsible for some of humanity's greatest advances in freedom, science, medicine, and prosperity. Teach your kids that.

Loving your country is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting secure borders is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting safe communities is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Wanting merit over quotas is not racism. Teach your kids that.

Questioning political narratives is not racism. Teach your kids that.

People should be judged by their character, not their skin color. Teach your kids that.

History should be taught honestly, not used as a weapon. Teach your kids that.

A nation that teaches its children to hate their heritage will not survive. Teach your kids that.

Your country is your home. Protecting it is not something to be ashamed of. Teach your kids that.

You do not owe an apology for being born. Teach your kids that.

Never let fear of being called names stop you from speaking the truth as you see it. Teach your kids that.

[Parker Conrad @parkerconrad]

This is such a simple but powerful AI use case for an exec. If you use rippling, I recommend asking it to tell you specifically what their accomplishments were, from their latest performance review feedback.

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@VastoLorde95 Wild 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Parker Conrad was forced out of his own company in 2016. Resigned as CEO. Paid half a million in SEC fines. Surrendered his insurance license. The startup he'd built to a $4.5 billion valuation got cut to $2 billion within months.

Six weeks later, he started coding Rippling in his living room. Spent two years in stealth because nobody in Silicon Valley would fund the guy who just blew up a unicorn over compliance shortcuts.

That company just crossed $1 billion in ARR. Growing 78% year over year. And the growth rate is accelerating. Three straight quarters of acceleration. At a billion dollars.

To understand how abnormal that is: Workday does $4.6 billion in ARR and grows around 15%. Growth at scale is supposed to decelerate. The law of large numbers catches everyone. Rippling is running in the opposite direction, and the reason is the compound startup model.

Rippling runs 24+ products on a single employee data layer. Each new product hits $1 million in ARR within 5 to 6 months of launch. Because they all share the same underlying data, each addition makes the platform harder to rip out. Net dollar retention hit 200% at peak. Customers sign up for payroll and end up buying device management, corporate cards, identity tools, and now an AI analyst.

Conrad still personally runs payroll for all 5,000 Rippling employees using his own product. The CEO is the company's admin. That's a product feedback loop nobody at Workday or ADP can replicate.

The founder who got ousted for compliance shortcuts just built the fastest-growing workforce platform at billion-dollar scale. Same industry. Same problem. Same decade.

[Parker Conrad @parkerconrad]

Rippling AI was the most successful launch we've ever done. On the heels of this launch, Rippling's revenue is now growing 78% YoY (at ARR over $1 Billion). And this growth rate has now increased, every quarter, for three straight quarters.

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

Wow!

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

https://t.co/Q1uwgqDLb6

[Parker Conrad @parkerconrad]

Rippling launched its AI analyst today. I'm not just the CEO - I'm also the Rippling admin for our co, and I run payroll for our ~ 5K global employees.

Here are 5 specific ways Rippling AI has changed my job, and why I believe this is the future of G&A software. 🧵 1/n

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@iliketeslas Exactly!!

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@aham_yogini @elonmusk I have the same doubt. What will their life’s purpose be?

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@ValerieAnne1970 @grok is this true?

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@america Oh my fucking god !!

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

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[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@mahima_manik @X @grok lol you are obsessed!

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@VastoLorde95 LFG!!!!!!!!!!🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Grok 3 release with live demo on Monday night at 8pm PT.

Smartest AI on Earth.

[Simran Dokania @simrandokania]

@atbeme ✋