Canary Cast

Inside Comp: Talent Strategy in the AI Era If you're building a startup right now, you've probably felt it: the old culture and talent playbooks don't seem to work anymore. Hiring and org charts feel different. The talent profile you've been looking for seems to have changed with the demands this new paradigm brings. And if you're being honest, you're not entirely sure what the new rules are, because no one really does yet. It's being experimented with as we speak, and is constantly changing. Very quickly. Fresh off their $17.5M Series A led by Khosla Ventures (Keith Rabois' first investment in Brazil), Chris Gerlach (Founder & CEO) and Gabi Guidugli (Founding Team & Head of CX) from Comp join Florian Hagenbuch (Founder & General Partner at Canary) to break down how they're building an AI-native company, not just in product, but in culture, talent strategy, and organizational design. Chris and Gabi walked through the actual decisions they've made: why they eliminated traditional people managers, w