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Gusto

gusto.com
76ICP
HR / PayrollSan Francisco, CAFounded 2011
76
ICP Score
Strong Fit

SMB-focused with strong product culture. Values elegant solutions for complex problems.

Industry
HR / Payroll
Team Size
2,800+
Est. Revenue
$500M+ ARR (est.)
Website
gusto.com

Key People

JR
Josh Reeves
Co-founder & CEO
TL
Tomer London
Co-founder & CPO
MH
Michael Hui
CFO

Discovery Questions

Tailored questions to ask on your call, based on research findings:

  1. 1

    How is Gusto Embedded driving growth through platform partnerships?

  2. 2

    What AI capabilities are you building for SMB HR use cases?

  3. 3

    How do you compete with Rippling's all-in-one platform approach?

  4. 4

    What's the strategy for moving upmarket to larger businesses?

Talking Points

  • 1

    Gusto Embedded is a B2B growth strategy - platform partnerships are valued

  • 2

    SMB focus means different needs than enterprise - simplicity matters

  • 3

    Strong company culture around 'people operations' as a mission

  • 4

    Competition from Rippling is intensifying in the modern HR space

About

Gusto is an all-in-one HR platform for small businesses that provides payroll, benefits, hiring, and HR tools. The company serves over 300,000 businesses and is known for its user-friendly design and comprehensive small business focus. Gusto has expanded into embedded payroll and developer APIs.

PayrollBenefits AdministrationHR ManagementHiring & OnboardingTime TrackingGusto Embedded Payroll API

Target market: Small and medium businesses needing integrated payroll, HR, and benefits solutions

Tech Stack

Backend

Ruby on RailsPythonGo

Frontend

ReactTypeScript

Infrastructure

AWSKubernetes

Data

PostgreSQLRedisSnowflake

Hiring Signals

Open Roles
145
Growth
Moderate

By Department

Engineering
72
Product
28
Sales
22
Customer Success
15
Marketing
8

Primary Focus: Expanding Engineering team

Recent News

Gusto Embedded reaches 100+ partners using payroll API2024-05-08
Gusto launches AI-powered HR assistant for SMBs2024-09-10
Gusto reaches 300,000 business customers2024-03-15

Competitive Landscape

ADP
Paychex
Rippling
Zenefits
Justworks

This research brief is generated for demonstration purposes.Gusto is a trademark of its respective owner. Prepd is not affiliated with Gusto.

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