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He’s also a big fan of Conrad’s, who resigned from corporate software startup Zenefits amid accusations of skirting regulations and ultimately settled with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

“I would shout from the rooftop that this is a person who operates with high integrity,” Mehta said.

Lol. Seems like another Sequoia style fanboy in the making.

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He went too far with regulatory shenanigans - nearly a decade ago, and paid a big price (lost the company he built and loved, personally paid half a million in fines).

People do stupid/risky things when young/desperate, and most learn and grow. That seems to be the case here and is normal and healthy.

Not every case of wrongdoing is equivalent to the worst known/imaginable cases of wrongdoing.

> Rippling’s existing investors include Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management and Founders Fund.

Aah the good old squad.

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