AI-native startups hire fewer juniors and more elites, Harvard study finds

July 05, 2026

By Alina Maria Stan Startups built around AI hire fewer entry-level workers than their peers, according to a working paper from Harvard Business School and INSEAD, first reported by Business Insider. The firms are leaner, flatter, and heavily weighted towards senior technical talent. Researchers Rembrand Koning and Hyunjin Kim examined Y Combinator startups from 2020 to 2024 alongside a broader set of […] This story continues at The Next Web

Source:: The Next Web

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