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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When investors and operators talk about agents as “teammates,” they’re normalizing headcount planning that mixes humans and software from day one. Early-stage founders should start modeling roles as bundles of tasks — some human, some agent — instead of defaulting to full-time hires for every function.
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