Episode 105: The Spy Who Slacked Me - Inside the Deel vs. Rippling SaaSpionage Case

What happens when startup competition crosses the line into corporate espionage?This week we're diving into one of the wildest stories B2B SaaS has recently seen: Rippling’s lawsuit against Deel for allegedly running a covert spying operation inside their walls.We will unpack:A timeline of alleged espionage by a Rippling employee turned Deel informant The (not so) sneaky Slack searches, pipeline theft, and employee poaching The smoking gun that brought it all down A bathroom showdown that would be funny if it wasn’t realAnd what does Russia have to do with all this?We also zoom out to ask:Is this an isolated case, or just the tip of the SaaSpionage iceberg? What can scaleups actually do to protect themselves from internal threats? When does hypergrowth pressure push startups to bend - or break- ethical lines?If you’ve ever thought, “That would never happen to us”, you need this episode.Available wherever you get your podcasts 🎧