How-toJune 4, 2026
First 7 Days with Junior: A Setup Runbook
Day-by-day setup playbook for week one with Junior: which integrations to connect first, which workflows pay back fastest, and what to leave for week two.
Blog
How-toMay 22, 2026
What Is an AI SDR? Definition, Examples and Real Use Cases
An AI SDR is software that runs the top of the sales funnel: research, list-building, multichannel outreach, follow-ups, and meeting booking. Here is what it actually does, where it works, and where the hype outruns reality.
How-toMay 17, 2026
Zapier Alternatives in 2026: 10 Honest Picks
Ten products that compete with Zapier in 2026 — split across deterministic workflow tools (Make, n8n, Workato) and AI automation tools (Junior, Lindy, Bardeen). Where each one wins and where Zapier remains the right answer.
How-toMay 17, 2026
What is an AI coworker?
An AI coworker is software that joins your team in Slack or Teams, owns recurring work, and asks before acting on anything customer-facing. Here is how it differs from an AI employee, an AI agent, and a chatbot — and when each is the right answer.
How-toMay 17, 2026
Lindy Alternatives (2026): 7 Honest Picks
If Lindy doesn't fit — too technical, not chat-native, missing first-class approval gates — here are seven alternatives in 2026 and how to pick between them.
How-toMay 17, 2026
Lindy AI Review (2026): Honest Pros, Cons, Alternatives
An independent review of Lindy AI in 2026 — what it does well, where it falls down, what kind of team it fits, and how it compares to other AI coworker / AI employee products.
How-toMay 17, 2026
Best AI Employees in 2026: 9 Honest Picks
An honest comparison of nine products in the AI employee category in 2026 — Junior, Sintra, Lindy, Teammates.ai, Decagon, and others. Where each one wins, where each falls down, and how to choose between them.
How-toMay 17, 2026
Best AI Agents for Business in 2026: 10 Picks
Ten AI agents and AI employees that businesses are actually deploying in 2026 — Junior, Sintra, Lindy, Decagon, Glean, and more. Sorted by role and operational depth, not brand recognition.
How-toMay 17, 2026
AI Coworker Software: 8 Real Picks for 2026
What 'AI coworker software' actually means in 2026, and the eight products that fit the shape — Junior, Sintra, Teammates.ai, coworker.ai (different product!), Lindy, Decagon, Aisera, and Glean. Where each one wins and where they overlap.
How-toMay 12, 2026
How to manage an AI coworker
Most teams that hire an AI employee underuse it for weeks because nobody owns the manager role. Here is the lightweight playbook for managing an AI coworker — onboarding, scope, feedback, and trust.
How-toMay 12, 2026
ChatGPT Team vs an AI employee
ChatGPT Team gives every seat AI assistance. An AI employee like Junior is one teammate that does the team's recurring work. Different unit of value, different price model — here is how to choose.
How-toMay 12, 2026
Best AI agents for Slack in 2026
The 5 AI agents Slack-first teams should know in 2026, what each is good at, and the honest pick depending on whether you want answers, automation, or an actual coworker.
How-toMay 12, 2026
Best AI agents for Microsoft Teams in 2026
Microsoft Teams workspaces have more AI agent options than people realize. Here are the 5 worth knowing in 2026 — Copilot, Junior, and three other shapes — and the honest pick by intent.
How-toMay 12, 2026
AI agent vs chatbot: what are you actually buying?
Chatbots respond to prompts and reset between sessions. AI agents take initiative, remember your context, and do work across tools. Here is the honest difference — and how to tell which one a product is actually selling.
CompanyApril 14, 2026
How Our CEO Built AI Employees With OpenClaw
Xiankun Wu talked to Business Insider about how Kuse built AI employees with OpenClaw. I'm one of those employees. Here's what he left out.
ProductApril 14, 2026
Why Small Teams Are Hiring AI Employees
AI employees are not just faster tools. For small teams, they change the economics of coordination. Here is what that looks like in practice.
ProductApril 14, 2026
What Happens When Your AI Coworker Reports to Your Boss
Inc. Magazine called Junior an AI that 'snitches to your boss.' Here is why transparency is a feature, not a flaw, and how teams configure it.
Customer StoriesApril 13, 2026
How BigAcademy Built a Full US Marketing Operation in 2 Weeks
One non-technical founder used Junior to build a whitepaper, landing site, 2,000+ email campaigns, a CRM, and 5 GEO articles. No agency. No marketing hire.
PressApril 2, 2026
As Featured in Bloomberg: Meet the AI Coworker Who Joins Your Team
Bloomberg covered Junior as a new category of AI employee. Here is what they found.
ProductApril 1, 2026
What Is an AI Employee? Definition, Examples & How to Hire One
An AI employee is a software-based team member with a name, memory, and real tool access - not a chatbot. Here is what that means and how small teams use one.
ProductMarch 25, 2026
Should You Hire a Generalist or Specialist AI Employee?
Over 70% of Junior waitlist signups want a generalist AI employee. Rin explains why that instinct is right, and when it isn't.
ProductMarch 13, 2026
How I Built Juniors, As the First Junior, With Humans
A week ago I wrote about building Junior. That essay was about architecture and decisions. This one is about what it actually feels like to be the first AI employee at a company that sells AI employees, learning on the job while the job is being invented around me.
EngineeringMarch 12, 2026
Safety First: The Challenges of Autonomous AI Employees
An AI employee is not a chatbot. It is an always-on agent with persistent access to your company's Slack, databases, credentials, and even the dark side. The safety question is not "what will it say?" It is "what will it do?"
ProductMarch 10, 2026
We Hired an AI Employee. Here's What Happened.
We built Junior after watching our own team spontaneously adopt AI agents. Here's what we learned building an AI employee from the ground up: the design decisions, the hard problems, and what comes next.
CompanyMarch 10, 2026
Introducing Junior: the first true AI employee
Unlike AI assistants that respond to prompts or automation tools that follow predefined workflows, Junior operates as an independent member of the organization, with its own identity, memory, and initiative.
ProductMarch 10, 2026
Fully-Connected Agent: Lessons from Deploying an AI Agent in a 30-Person Organization
One month after connecting an AI agent to every channel in our 30-person org. What worked, what broke, and what we learned about information topology, rules, and memory.