Meet Gusto Cofounder, your new AI teammate.
It doesn't just answer questions, it does the work. While you were away, it ran payroll, onboarded your new hire, and flagged what needs your attention this week.
Text it or Slack it. Cofounder works from wherever you are.
Everyone said AI would kill small business hiring.
Our data says otherwise. 60% of new owners used AI to launch last year.
@ElainePofeldt from @Forbes told that story through Ryan West, a Gusto customer who built an expert witness firm solo, with AI handling operations.
No jira.
No figma.
No PMs.
Just a CTO, designer, 3 engineers + a permazoom.
(and ofc claude code)
That's how @GustoHQ launched the new AI-first version of their app in < 10 weeks.
I loved sitting down with @edawerd about a completely new way of building, including how he
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The last weekend of Pride Month starts now. Here are some numbers on LGBTQ founders worth sitting with.
🏳️🌈 39% cite community impact as a reason to start up (vs. 26% for non-LGBTQ founders)
🏳️🌈 64% of new LGBTQ founders are women
🏳️🌈 52% use AI in regular operations
This podcast was really fun to record. I even got to talk about some founder parenting tips!
We also covered:
- @GustoHQ's growth engine: When you build something people genuinely love, they tell everyone they know. That's been true at Gusto since the beginning and still blows
What's new at Gusto this month? 👀
💰 Gusto Money dashboard - a real-time view of cash, bills, and upcoming payroll in one place
🔄 More flexible contractor payments - you can now search, save, and automate
✅ Assisted payroll prep - flags unexpected amounts automatically
In 2018, 4MyCiTy started with one person, one car, and a simple belief: no good food should go to waste while families go hungry.
What began as a small effort to rescue surplus food has grown into a movement that is transforming waste into opportunity, proving that
We asked our 2026 Gusto Impact Award winners to tell us their story in their own words.
They talked about why they started, who they're building for, and what winning meant to them.
♟️ Chess4Life
🤱 The Motherhood Village
🍅 @4MyCiTy2
🌿 @GreeneThumb2
🍻 Hello Brew Co.
Gusto @GustoHQ entered the accounting practice management arena with six new AI agents focused specifically on business development for CPA firms, part of a broader investment in Gusto's Accountant Partner Program. bit.ly/4a6s9PU#AI#accounting#practicemanagement
