Founder of Paperclip shows how

Presented by Zapier: https://zapier.com/ 👉 Dotta (X): https://x.com/dotta 👉 Paperclip: https://paperclip.ing/ He built a tool to run a zero-human company—and then launched an app store for entire AI businesses. In this episode of The Next New Thing, Andrew Warner sits down with Dotta, the creator of Paperclip, to see how you can spin up a fully operational AI company in minutes—complete with a CEO, team, skills, and workflows. Instead of managing prompts or juggling agents manually, Paperclip acts as a project management system for AI agents—tracking tasks, memory, costs, and decisions across an entire organization. Dotta also introduces companies.sh, a new concept: one-command installs for complete AI companies. Instead of downloading tools, you install entire business systems—with predefined roles, workflows, and agent collaboration patterns. This episode shows what happens when AI agents stop being tools—and start operating like structured teams. ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 Building a zero-human company 00:18 Why Paperclip exists 00:27 Managing an AI org chart (CEO, CTO, agents) 01:21 The problem: too many agents, no visibility 01:39 Paperclip as agent project management 02:06 Giving agents instructions and roles 02:42 Using skills to upgrade agents 03:18 Creating a video with an AI team 04:12 Hiring agents with specific skills 05:24 Managing skills across your company 06:09 Why too many skills break performance 06:27 Introducing companies.sh (AI company installs) 07:03 Turning playbooks into full companies 08:06 Installing Gary Tan’s “company” in one command 09:27 Running a game studio with AI agents 11:24 Installing Paperclip + companies via terminal 12:36 Using different AI models for agents 13:21 Accessing Paperclip remotely (Tailscale) 14:06 Creating a company live 15:09 Why Paperclip vs chatting with Claude 16:21 Delegating work across agents 17:06 Automating recurring workflows (routines) 17:51 Agents working while you sleep 18:27 AI evaluating business ideas 19:03 Exporting and sharing full companies 19:48 The future: marketplace for AI companies 👉 Join us: https://thenextnewthing.ai/