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NEWS: @Employerdotcom Acquires @makedough_ai, Expanding Platform Capabilities and Fintech Footprint. Read more: employer.com/blog/employer-c…
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Big news: @Employerdotcom has acquired @MainStreet (Mainstreet dot com).
We’re merging forces to simplify business back office solutions into one powerhouse platform. More value for businesses. More support for founders and business operators.
More to come!!
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Hey there!
If you have questions about your @Bench account email us at client.care@bench.co
PS- We’ve received a lot of emails in the last 72 hours we’re working hard to get back to you within 1-2 days.
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Big news: We purchased Employer.com for ~$450k.
Why Employer.com?
Because it’s easy to remember and perfectly captures our vision: which is empowering businesses to onboard effortlessly and pay employees anywhere in the world with ease.
It’s the start of a new chapter. We’re doubling down on delivering the best HR Tech, EOR and payroll solutions, combining world class support with technology that takes you from hiring to payroll in record time.
If you’re ready to streamline your payroll process or just want to check it out visit Employer.com.
🌎 Simply Onboard. Easily Payroll.
Set up Global Payroll in Minutes.
What do you think did we pay too much? Worth it?
Tell me what you think below 👇👇👇
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We're still buying companies.
DM or email us ♥️
I don’t compete.
I learn where things are headed.
Then I go all in on that future.
There's a large strategic inflection point with AI...
You can hustle for market share or you can buy distribution.
You can pitch your startup for 2 years or you can buy one that already survived the storm.
Most people want to be founders. Few have the nerve to be buyers.
But buyers?
They skip the struggle phase and scale faster with leverage, data, and clarity.
That’s the real game.
It’s not ego. It’s economics.
So while everyone else is chasing the next big thing I’m stacking great teams, products, synergies, cash flow, assets, and leverage.
Asymmetric upside, capped downside moves only.
What was the most strategic move you made that didn’t look impressive at first?
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That’s what’s up
Featured founder @JesseTinsley is as real as it gets. Scaling the next great American tech company - @Employerdotcom.
Watch EP2 (link in bio) and get ready for the LIVE showdown on June 24 at 2 PM PST.
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Big moves.
We've acquired MainStreet.
The future of payroll, Bookkeeping, Accounting and R&D credits all on one platform.
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Remote work FTW 🚀
PSA for companies in 2025:
If your team is spending 1–2 hours commuting each day just to take Zoom meetings in an office... you're not running a company.
You're running a simulation of work. The best people? They don’t want to waste time pretending to be productive. They want autonomy. They want leverage. They want results.
Remote isn’t about being lazy. It’s about respecting time.
Great companies have figured this out:
- They let builders build wherever they do their best work.
- They create accountability through output, not office hours.
- They understand that culture isn’t ping pong tables it’s clarity, communication, and trust.
The truth is: offices can still be valuable. For deep work. For creative sprints. For bonding.
But mandating attendance? That assumes all talent works at the same quality or output in office.
2025 isn’t about remote vs return to office (RTO).
It’s about optionality, flexibility, and treating people like adults.
If you haven’t updated your mindset since 2019... Don’t be surprised when your best people quietly leave for someone who has.
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The Champ is Here. And Tyson, too.
He knocks people out. I build companies.
Different arenas. Same mindset. With the one and only @MikeTyson
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Spreadsheets say one thing.
Living businesses say another.
This week on Founders in Arms, @immad and I sat down with @JesseTinsley , CEO of Employer.com and Recruiter.com, to talk about acquisitions—and the value in seeing opportunity where others see distress.
Our conversation spanned how tech M&A is evolving, changing approaches to cost management, and what current market conditions mean for company building. We dove into creative deal structures, highlighting his recent acquisition of Bench Accounting and bid for TikTok.
Whether you're interested in alternative approaches to growth, changing market dynamics, or the evolution of company building, this episode offers fresh insights on building in today's market.
You can catch the full episode - link in bio.
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Top performers don’t burn out, they burn bright. That only happens when employers truly prioritize employee well being.
At Bench Accounting and Employer we focus on “work-life flow” structuring work around life and sprinting only when there are time sensitive milestones. The problem at many companies is they keep that sprint going indefinitely which just isn’t sustainable.
In my own companies we build our culture around this belief: if you protect your people, you protect your customers and the second order effect of that is protecting your earnings and overall growth as a company.
If you’ve found a strategy that helps your team thrive drop it below.
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We're still acquiring companies 👀
M&A Isn’t a Spreadsheet Game.
Companies aren’t static assets. They’re living, breathing organisms.
On paper everything looks clean. The model checks out. The numbers make sense.
Then you buy it, and suddenly:
- Key employees walk.
- Revenue wasn’t as “recurring” as you thought.
- The “strong culture” was really just a handful of overworked employees holding everything together.
M&A isn’t about perfect models.
It’s about negotiation, integration, and execution.
The spreadsheet won’t save you...your ability to operate will.
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Not just " interesting" M&A...
Legendary M&A deals⚡
@JesseTinsley doing some interesting ma with recruiter.com (acquired bench)
@Dan_Tamkin runs a small pe/is shop, not so active here but great guy.
@carrynointerest great follow for pe/saas ma
@jayvas runs a successful saas acquisition fund up in Toronto
My man @MehtabKarta is like the child genius of distressed d2c investing and started a new podcast about d2c finance
I have more but these are good starts, it really depends on what direction you're looking for
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'AI will create more jobs than it takes away'
Nuclear energy went from taboo to talk about 6 months ago to mainstream news.
Which ties into my premise that AI will create more jobs in the next 10 years than it will replace.
For an AGI future all of existing infrastructure needs to be replaced and the US Sovereign Wealth fund is a great start. We need more creative and innovative projects that are too large for traditional VC or PE business models.
Technology has historically created new jobs and I believe that will be true this time around as well with AI.
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Link to he original article here:
techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/em…
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I was on Fox Business this morning with Maria Bartiromo here's the quick recap:
‼️ Our offer is $30B+ all cash.
🦅 We welcome President Trump and the US Sovereign Wealth fund to participate in our bid and own up to 50%.
📉 It's all or nothing for ByteDance having any US user data is having all user data.
🇺🇸 My primary motivations for buying TikTok: are freedom of speech, a group led by an all American consortium of buyers and keeping our youth, GenZ and all users of TikTok US data safe.
More to come and link to the full video in the comments!!
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Acquisition advice: skip the banker, send the DM.
That’s how @Employerdotcom bought @makedough_ai.
@JesseTinsley goes behind the scenes on the deal behind the deal sheet: employer.com/blog/dough-acqu…
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Most business leaders follow the same playbook: raise money, scale fast, hope for an exit.
But in today's market, some of the biggest opportunities are the startups everyone has written off.
On this week's Founders in Arms, @rajatsuri and I sit down with @JesseTinsley, Founder and CEO of Employer.com and Recruiter.com, to talk about the value of zombie startups—companies that raised at high valuations but now can't secure their next round.
We talk about why business fundamentals matter more than growth metrics, what creative deal structures can unlock, and how rethinking traditional cost structures leads to profitability.
This conversation challenges what conventional wisdom will tell you about building companies. For anyone interested in finding value where others see distress, this one's worth your time.
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Your HR policies don’t define culture your leadership does.
Somewhere along the way, companies forgot what culture actually is.
It’s not your DEI statement.
It’s not your branded Slack emojis.
It’s not your unlimited PTO or kombucha bar.
Culture is how leadership behaves when no one’s watching.
- It’s how you make decisions under pressure.
- How you treat people when things go sideways.
- How clearly you communicate what matters and what doesn’t.
HR hasn’t helped it's actually hurt..
In the past few years, HR overcorrected:
- Tried to turn companies into families instead of teams.
- Prioritized optics over outcomes.
- Chased performative virtue over operational truth (hello DEI)
The result? Shaky cultures built on vibes instead of values.
Real leaders don’t hide behind policies. They set the tone with actions, not decks. They don’t chase external validation. They build around intrinsic purpose, clarity, and aligned execution.
Your PTO policy isn’t why people stay.
Trust is.
If you want a strong culture, start acting like a strong leader
not a virtue signaling loser who stands for nothing and chases every trend like it’s a leadership strategy.
Culture isn’t built through pronouns and whatever's trending. It’s built through decisions, discipline, and direction.
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We are still buying companies 👀
We made two acquisition offers to founders that were declined in the last year.
The offers were for: $10M and $25M.
Both went to zero because their VC's convinced them to swing for the fences.
Not life changing money for a VC but significant money for a first time founder.
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The real shit post...
In 2011, I couldn’t afford toilet paper.
So I used Chipotle napkins.
In 2023, Chipotle became a customer.
That’s what bootstrapping looks like. No funding. No shortcuts. Just grit. I bootstrapped my way through hell and built something real.
This isn’t a flex.
It’s a reminder:
The struggle isn’t forever.
The punchline becomes the pipeline
if you’re willing to suffer longer than most and still keep showing up.
Own equity. Own your story.
And never forget where you started.
PS - Go visit Chipotle this weekend. I recommend a honey chicken bowl with guacamole. Not a sponsor anymore I can afford my own TP now 😜
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Whattttt!
Excited to announce that a group led by me has submitted an all cash offer to acquire @tiktok_us TikTok.
Regardless of outcome I'm excited for the future of technology in 2025 and beyond. The future is truly bright.
More details soon. ♥️
PS - @MrBeast is pretty cool IRL too.
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We need to build immigration as a service (IaaS).
I started and built my career on this premise.
The need for Engineering talent has only increased in the last 10+ years and it will continue to grow.
The growth rate of technology jobs as a whole will continue to outpace the qualified and available labor pool domestically.
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The power of back office automation in action. It’s actually way cooler than you’d expect.
Behind the scenes @goingpublic with @JoelleParenteau @toddmgoldberg @danfleyshman @phil_hellmuth
We're live on @XOriginals.
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Unpopular opinion: I love when people decline offers.
Usually, they just don’t get what we’re building. And if you don’t see it don’t understand the product, the traction, or the direction...we’re better off without you.
Every “no” saves us from a misaligned hire who’d slow us down. A younger me might’ve tried to convince you.
Now? I don’t have time to explain the obvious.
Just know this: my goal is to make the equity you walked away from the most painful regret of your next decade.
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With the return to office (RTO) push, the biggest winners will be contingent workers.
Companies will lean on freelancers and contractors to stay flexible while avoiding the costs and complexities of full-time headcount.
The future of work isn’t rigid it’s agile, scalable and built around the contingent workforce.
It's why we combined BountyJobs and @Employerdotcom contingent workforce management solutions for one unified global VMS.
If you or someone you know is in need of modern VMS software designed for today’s workforce, feel free to reach out to me or contact us directly.
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Expanding your team globally shouldn’t be complicated.
With our seamless payroll and Employer of Record (EOR) solutions, you can hire, onboard, and pay employees anywhere in the world in minutes not months.
Empower your growth with a partner that simplifies the process.
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It also has an aversion to risk, which is playing with matches in business today.
Corporate America doesn’t have a talent shortage. It has a courage shortage.
There are millions of capable, driven, skilled people out there.
But companies won’t hire them unless:
- They’ve done the job for 5+ years
- At the same size company
- In the same industry
- With the ‘right’ degree
That’s not recruiting. That’s filtering for sameness. And it’s why innovation dies in HR.
You want unfound talent?
Hire the person who’s hungry. Who learns fast. Who’s done hard things even if it wasn’t in your exact space.
Stop using resumes like a security blanket.
Start hiring like you actually want to win.
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Bench to be acquired after abruptly shutting down | TechCrunch <- congrats @JesseTinsley and team (also thanks for the great write up @CharlesRollet1) #hrtech #startups techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/be…
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We are still buying companies!!
DM us ✍️
The biggest lie in tech:
"You can’t buy your way to success."
Actually you can.
- Buy vertically integrated SaaS companies
- Buy a feature or product that saves your Product team 1-2 years of R&D time
Founders who buy companies quietly compound enterprise value.
-Salesforce bought: Slack, Mulesoft, Tableau
- Facebook bought: Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus
- Google: YouTube, Android, Looker
Builders who romanticize suffering quietly burn out and lose business momentum.
Capital is a weapon.
Use it.
The best builders aren’t starting from scratch...
They're adding growth leverage by buying the best companies.
They’re starting with acquisitions not building zero to one.
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AI for business back office 🤔
The thing people are overlooking...
Twitter was always about AI.
Yes, freedom of speech, yes having an open and an uncensored platform but those are secondary to maintaining that platform long term which AI ensures.
Elon was years ahead here...
$44B seems cheap in hindsight.
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Look out, @intuit.
Big Announcement + For New Followers 🚨
Dropped out at 22. Started a recruiting biz out of sheer will.
Tried a bunch of stuff. Some flopped. I didn’t. Fast forward ~10 months ago I pivoted hard into software.
Now building Employer dot com end-to-end solution for payroll + accounting + bookkeeping+ tax.
And it’s scaling fast ($100M ARR+ by 12 months).
I also run Tinsley GP my fund investing in AI infrastructure, SaaS, and Space.
(Yes, actual space. Like, rockets and Mars kind of space.)
Let’s just say: I’m not here to play it safe. I’m here to build, acquire, and go interplanetary.
To Mars or bust.
Let’s fucking go. 🚀
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Sounds like trouble 😎
Hanging with @JesseTinsley in Vegas — drop your questions for him in the comments!
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Investing goes live, when we go live! A chance to join the cap table of incredible businesses like @Employerdotcom
Be the first in line: goingpublic.com/subscribe
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