NEWS · STARTUPS · #515
Gusto, Insight Partners and Leland discuss hiring when AI is a co-founder at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (Oct 13–15, Moscone West), Josh Reeves (Gusto), Michelle Johnson (Insight Partners) and John Koelliker (Leland) will appear on the Builders Stage for a session titled “Hiring When AI Is a Co-Founder.” They will examine how early-stage startups can balance human hires and AI agents across engineering, support, research and operations, and address questions of ownership and accountability.
KEY POINTS
- At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 (Oct 13–15, Moscone West), Josh Reeves (Gusto), Michelle Johnson (Insight Partners) and John Koelliker (Leland) will appear on the Builders Stage for a session titled “Hiring When AI Is a Co-Founder.” They will examine how early-stage startups can balance human hires and AI agents across engineering, support, research and operations, and address questions of ownership and accountability.
- This matters because AI agents are reshaping early hiring trade-offs and raising practical questions about ownership, accountability, and the skills founders should prioritize.
- Your startup’s next teammate might be an AI agent: Gusto, Insight Partners, and Leland explain what that changes at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because AI agents are reshaping early hiring trade-offs and raising practical questions about ownership, accountability, and the skills founders should prioritize.