Global payroll is a maze most companies dread navigating.

Deel turned it into their MOAT—streamlining HR across borders, powering remote work, and hitting an $800M run rate with 5,000 employees.

Alex Bouaziz, Deel’s CEO and co-founder, grew up nerding out on Nintendo and hunted perfection from Paris to MIT. His relentless curiosity built a platform that’s rewriting how the world hires.

In this episode, we explore:

• why he wakes up obsessed with your problems, not his product

• how a Disneyland obsession shaped his entrepreneurial spark

• why he’s doubling down on AI and stablecoins

ABOUT US:

We’re proudly sponsored by Brex—a brand I co-founded, now supporting over 30,000 businesses like Anthropic, DoorDash, and Scale AI, helping them make every dollar count.

I’m grateful for their continued support as I bring you all conversations with some of the most exceptional founders of our generation. Onward and upward, together.

Connect with us:

1. Deel - https://x.com/deel

2. Brex - https://x.com/brexHQ

3. Henrique Dubugras- https://x.com/hdubugras

This episode was produced and distributed by our friends at Atomik Growth: https://atomikgrowth.com/