Open-source book 'Headcount Zero' shows founders running companies entirely with AI agents on Paperclip
tom_doerr · x · 2026-09-21
- Anthony David Adams released an open-source book, Headcount Zero: How to Build an AI-Run Company with Paperclip, already at 588 stars on GitHub.
- It walks founders through using the open-source Paperclip platform to orchestrate an org chart of AI agents replacing the entire workforce — no employees, no payroll, no HR.
- Contents span four parts: Why (AI hype vs reality, automation panic history, the one-person unicorn thesis), What (what agents actually are, the Paperclip platform, zero-headcount economics), How, and What-If.
- The book is free to read in-repo, with a formatted print edition planned for Amazon.
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