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Mike Taylor

ROLE CFOAT GUSTOMENTIONS 3LAST SEEN OCTOBER 6, 2026
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Mike Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer of Gusto, a human resources and payroll software company serving over 200,000 businesses. He joined Gusto in January 2022 after serving as CFO of GitHub and spending nearly a decade in senior finance roles at Tesla, where he helped guide the company through its IPO. He is known for his data-driven approach to financial leadership and his focus on long-term business planning.

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mention·Newcomer Newsletter·OCTOBER 6, 2026

“Gusto, he said, has passed $1 billion in trailing revenue and has been profitable for about three years.”

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mention·Newcomer Newsletter·OCTOBER 6, 2026

“Claude has 'completely changed' his role as a CFO. He now reviews Claude's summaries and reports instead of raw spreadsheets.”

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mention·Newcomer Newsletter·SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

“moved forecasting from Excel to Python and cut his team's monthly work by half, from 14 days to 7”

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Mike Taylor · CFO at Gusto — 3 mentions on Teahose