Growth AfterHeadcount

Small teams.
More growth.
More freedom.

The book, in progress
More room tothink, build, live.
A leaner company, a more capable teamA conceptual illustration: three people remain in the business as its layers of manual work contract into an AI system. The same team can then deliver more work.THE COMPANYAIWORK DELIVERED
Haris OdobasicBy Haris Odobasic

Imagine a business that grows while giving you more room to think, build and live. I see autonomous businesses as the next chapter after Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup—and one of the biggest opportunities today.

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A growing business. A fuller life.

How can a small team build a business that creates more value—and more freedom? That’s the question behind the book.

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Growth After Headcount by Haris Odobasic. Small teams. More growth. More freedom. Cover with an unfolding orange paper sculpture.

Rethink the shape of your business.

In progress. Coming 2027.

Built from conversations with founders and leaders, Growth After Headcount explores the systems and decisions behind businesses whose capacity grows faster than their teams.

For founders building from scratch.
For leaders ready to build differently.

Inside the book

Stay in the thinking.

New conversations. Notes from the book. What I’m learning about building a business with AI.