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The $1M Employee Is Here: Why ClickUp Replaced 22% Of Its Team With AI | Gaurav Agarwal, COO @ ClickUp

June 21, 2026·1h 16m·6-min readconversationaltechnology
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Gaurav Agarwal, COO of ClickUp, discusses how AI is fundamentally reshaping organizational structure, productivity, and compensation, having already led to a 22% workforce reduction at ClickUp while simultaneously investing in top talent with million-dollar pay bands. He argues that AI is

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