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Sunday, October 18, 2026

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SAP's Employee Central continues to draw attention as practitioners seek clarity on navigating compliance forms within the platform. On the startup side, Spirence's Laura Kunz shares lessons from life after Pitchfest, the challenges of selling a new category, and the momentum of a Fortune 50 pilot renewal. Together, today's headlines reflect the dual pressures HR-tech teams face: keeping core systems compliant while making room for emerging solutions.

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employee benefitsWorkTech (George LaRocque)· 6:10 PM PDT

Spirence’s Laura Kunz on Life After Pitchfest, Selling a New Category, and a Fortune 50 Pilot Renewal

A year after finishing second at HR Tech's Pitchfest, Spirence co-founder and president Laura Kunz tells WorkTech the company has converted a stage connection into a paying customer, built a pipeline covering more than half a million lives, and secured a pilot renewal with a Fortune 50 employer — while navigating the slow enterprise sales cycles typical of a new benefits category.

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