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by engizeer 3687 days ago
> We're seeing the same thing happening with Zenefits

Sorry to contradict, but that's plain wrong. Both the founders of Zenefits - Parker and Laks, know more about the insurance industry than your average broker. It was Parker's frustration with the amount of insurance paper work he had to deal with at his prior company, that led him to actually start Zenefits so that the pain can be eased for others.

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But he didn't know anything about being a broker, selling insurance, or that industry in general. He used tech and savvy to disrupt, but he disrupted the ways established players never would have because he was so ignorant and headstrong.