Headcount Zero
How to Build an AI-Run Company with Paperclip
By Anthony David Adams
What if you never had to hire anyone?
📖 About
This book shows founders how to build and run companies using AI agents as their entire workforce. No employees. No payroll. No HR. One founder, an org chart full of AI agents, and an open-source platform called Paperclip to orchestrate it all.
This book is open-source. Read it here, share it, or get the formatted version on Amazon when it launches.
💬 Praise
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📚 Table of Contents
Part 1: Why
| # | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Place Your Bets | Introduction |
| 1 | Nobody's Being Honest | The gap between AI hype and reality |
| 2 | Smash the Loom | A brief history of automation panic |
| 3 | One Person, One Billion | The one-person unicorn thesis |
Part 2: What
| # | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Not a Chatbot | What AI agents actually are |
| 5 | Paperclip | The platform that makes it possible |
| 6 | Do the Math | The economics of zero employees |
Part 3: How
| # | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Open Your Terminal | Build your first AI-run company |
| 8 | Who Does What | Designing your AI org chart |
| 9 | Kill Switch | Governance and oversight |
Part 4: What If
| # | Chapter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Run Ten at Once | Scaling to multiple companies |
| 11 | You Are Not Optional | The human element |
| 12 | 48 Hours | Your first two days |
| 13 | Don't Hire Anyone | Afterword |
🤝 Contributing
Found a typo? Have a suggestion? Want to submit a blurb?
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Edits & fixes | Submit a pull request |
| Ideas & feedback | Open an issue |
| Blurbs | Open an issue or email anthony@175g.com |
| Everything else | anthony@175g.com |
🔗 Links
Paperclip | Singularity Playground
📄 License
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You are free to share and adapt this material for non-commercial purposes, with attribution.
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