Episode 307: Andrew Brown - CEO & Co-Founder, Check

The VentureFizz Podcast

It’s nice to get paid, but what happens behind the scenes for each payroll cycle is actually very complex. There’s a plethora of different tax calculations, remittance, filling, plus the movement of money between companies and employees. Yet, it would probably make sense for lots of companies to offer payroll as an add on service to their existing business. That’s where Check comes in. Check is a payroll-as-a-service API that allows companies like Homebase, Bambee, & 7Shifts, an easy way to integrate a payroll product which creates new sources of revenue and the ability to better service the needs of their customers. The company is backed by Stripe, Index Ventures, Bedrock, and Thrive Capital. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * The difference between building and scaling a B2B versus a B2C business. * Andrew’s background story, the difficulty of getting Duke / UNC basketball tickets, and starting his career at Google. * The inspiration behind Oyster, which was like a Netflix for books and how they scaled the company to an exit to Google. * All the details about Check and why this market was so interesting for building another company. * Advice for founders on building a platform of platforms company. * And so much more. This week’s episode is sponsored by MarketMuse, a content intelligence platform that sets the standard for content quality. Their AI-powered software enables companies to create predictably better content at scale that increases traffic and engagement, improves productivity, and drives revenue. Get more out of your content with packages starting at $0/month, plus you can get 20% off the MarketMuse Standard plan by using our code "FIZZ20" at checkout. Go to marketmuse.com to get started!