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Ep212 – Matt Loop (Head of Asia – Rippling) on Leadership, Hiring & Growing Iconic Tech Companies


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My guest for Ep212 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Matt Loop.

There are few people who’ve had as much influence in shaping the tech landscape in this region as Matt.

He began his career at Salesforce, where he was one of their earliest hires in Australia, before going on to lead sales at LinkedIn, first in ANZ, then later as Head of Enterprise in North America.

After that, he returned to Australia to take on the role of Head of Asia Pacific at Slack, helping the company scale its presence across the region.

Today, Matt is the VP and Head of Asia at Rippling, a workforce management platform that’s transforming how businesses manage their people, IT, and operations. Just last month, Rippling announced a $450 million Series G round, valuing the company at $16.8 billion.

In this episode, we dive into a range of topics, including:

  • How to build and lead high-performance teams
  • Matt’s approach to hiring and what he looks for in candidates
  • The frameworks he uses to choose which companies to join
  • Balancing a high-impact career with family life
  • And so much more.
  • Timestamps:
    • 00:02:07 Matt’s career arc: Salesforce, LinkedIn, Slack, Rippling
    • 00:08:45 Building Salesforce APAC
    • 00:12:29 GTM Advice to founders
    • 00:16:48 Leaving Salesforce: spotting comfort creep & moving to LinkedIn
    • 00:24:27 Leadership frameworks from all his previous experiences
    • 00:30:15 Cultivating Rippling’s high performance culture
    • 00:35:09 Frameworks for evaluating potential career opportunities
    • 00:46:13 Hiring “good humans” with a growth mindset
    • 00:50:02 Networking and personal branding
    • 00:55:13 Stepping back from the day-to-day and seeing the bigger picture
    • 01:00:10 Finding your own version of balance
    • Our partners:

      A big thank you to Katrina Loop, James Demetrios and Andrew McCarthy for their help with this interview!

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      Links mentioned:

      The Komo Club – Details here

      Matt’s Links:
      • Matt on LinkedIn
      • Rippling
      • People mentioned:
        • Marc Benioff
        • Satya Nadella
        • Mike Gamson
        • Alyssa Merwin
        • Cal Henderson
        • Parker Conrad
        • James Demetrios
        • Andrew McCarthy
        • Companies mentioned:
          • Salesforce
          • LinkedIn
          • Slack
          • Siebel
          • Oracle
          • SAP
          • Microsoft
          • Amazon
          • eBay
          • Notion
          • Atlassian
          • Playbook Ventures
          • Feedback/connect/say hello:
            • @RohitBhargava7 (Twitter)
            • /rohbhargava (LinkedIn)
            • @rohit_bhargava (Instagram)
            • My Youtube Channel
            • Credits:

              Music: Paycheck

              Other channels:

              Find all of the links for the podcast on Linktree here

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