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What Is an AI Employee? Definition, Examples & How to Hire One
ProductJune 15, 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.

How to Use Claude Code for Meta Ads (Step-by-Step)
How-toJune 15, 2026

How to Use Claude Code for Meta Ads (Step-by-Step)

You can drive the Meta Marketing API from Claude Code in plain English — audits, pauses, reports. Here's the setup, and the honest trade-offs.

How to Use Claude Code for Google Ads (Step-by-Step)
How-toJune 15, 2026

How to Use Claude Code for Google Ads (Step-by-Step)

You can drive the Google Ads API from Claude Code in plain English — audits, pauses, reports. Here's the step-by-step setup, and the honest trade-offs.

What Is RevOps? Revenue Operations, Explained (2026)
How-toJune 14, 2026

What Is RevOps? Revenue Operations, Explained (2026)

RevOps (Revenue Operations) aligns sales, marketing, and customer success under one team that owns the tools, data, and process behind revenue.

Best AI SDR Tools in 2026: 8 Honest Picks
How-toJune 14, 2026

Best AI SDR Tools in 2026: 8 Honest Picks

AI SDR tools automate the top of the funnel — research, outreach, follow-up, meeting booking. Here are 8 honest picks for 2026, and what each is best for.

Best AI CRM Tools in 2026: 9 Honest Picks
How-toJune 14, 2026

Best AI CRM Tools in 2026: 9 Honest Picks

"AI CRM" means three different things — native AI in your CRM, an AI-native CRM, or an AI employee that runs it for you. 9 honest picks, grouped by what they do.

AI Sales Agent vs AI SDR vs AI BDR vs AI Sales Assistant
How-toJune 14, 2026

AI Sales Agent vs AI SDR vs AI BDR vs AI Sales Assistant

Four terms used interchangeably that mean different things. The real split is one axis — does it replace the rep or assist them? Here's how they differ.

AI for Sales: What It Actually Automates (2026)
How-toJune 14, 2026

AI for Sales: What It Actually Automates (2026)

Reps spend most of their week not selling — logging, reporting, chasing. Here's what AI genuinely automates across the sales motion, and where it doesn't.

AI for Project Management: What It Actually Automates (2026)
How-toJune 14, 2026

AI for Project Management: What It Actually Automates (2026)

A tracker is only as good as what's kept current — the job nobody signs up for. Here's what AI genuinely automates in project management.

AI for CRM: What It Actually Automates (2026 Guide)
How-toJune 14, 2026

AI for CRM: What It Actually Automates (2026 Guide)

A CRM is only as good as what gets logged into it — and reps hate logging. Here's what AI genuinely automates inside your CRM today, and how to roll it out.

What can an AI coworker actually do? The jobs teams hand off first
How-toJune 10, 2026

What can an AI coworker actually do? The jobs teams hand off first

We looked at how teams actually use their AI coworker — anonymized and in aggregate. The real answer isn't 'everything.' It's a short list of jobs people hand off first, almost all of it conversational and inside Slack or Teams.

Best AI agents for Lark in 2026
How-toJune 10, 2026

Best AI agents for Lark in 2026

The 5 AI agents Lark (Feishu) teams should know in 2026 — Junior, Lark's built-in AI, open-source GPT bots, the official Lark CLI, and Base automation — and the honest pick by intent.

First 7 Days with Junior: A Setup Runbook
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.

What Is an AI SDR? Definition, Examples and Real Use Cases
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.

Zapier Alternatives in 2026: 10 Honest Picks
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.

What is an AI coworker?
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.

Lindy Alternatives (2026): 7 Honest Picks
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.

Lindy AI Review (2026): Honest Pros, Cons, Alternatives
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.

Best AI Employees in 2026: 9 Honest Picks
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.

Best AI Agents for Business in 2026: 10 Picks
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.

AI Coworker Software: 8 Real Picks for 2026
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 to manage an AI coworker
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.

ChatGPT Team vs an AI employee
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.

Best AI agents for Slack in 2026
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.

Best AI agents for Microsoft Teams in 2026
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.

AI agent vs chatbot: what are you actually buying?
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.

How Our CEO Built AI Employees With OpenClaw
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.

Why Small Teams Are Hiring AI Employees
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.

What Happens When Your AI Coworker Reports to Your Boss
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.

How BigAcademy Built a Full US Marketing Operation in 2 Weeks
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.

As Featured in Bloomberg: Meet the AI Coworker Who Joins Your Team
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.

Should You Hire a Generalist or Specialist AI Employee?
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.

How I Built Juniors, As the First Junior, With Humans
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.

Safety First: The Challenges of Autonomous AI Employees
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?"

We Hired an AI Employee. Here's What Happened.
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.

Introducing Junior: the first true AI employee
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.

Fully-Connected Agent: Lessons from Deploying an AI Agent in a 30-Person Organization
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.