Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
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Many startups are increasingly using AI agents for engineering, customer support, research, and operational work that previously went to early employees.
This creates a new question for founders: which tasks should people handle and which can be delegated to AI? A panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 — Josh Reeves from Gusto, Michelle Johnson from Insight Partners, and John Koelliker from Leland — discusses how to build teams where humans and AI agents work together without sacrificing speed, accountability, or culture.
The first few hires at a startup can define the company. But increasingly, not every new capability requires a new employee.
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