The Founder Upgrade

Books.

Two books.
One philosophy. 

Both books are part of the same practice. The first is a foundation. The second is the next chapter, for founders who delegate to people and agents.

THE
FOUNDER

UPGRADE

Small changes, big results.

Piernicola De Maria

Available now.

The Founder Upgrade.

Small Changes, Big Results.

Thirteen chapters on the small upgrades that compound into a different company. Decision-making, time, systems, growth.

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DELEGATE
THE

NOISE

Coming, 2026.

Piernicola De Maria

Coming, 2026.

Delegate The Noise.

Move the busywork to agents and operators. Keep the work only you can do.

The 2026 refoundation of a 2015 book, written for the AI-agent era. The new question is not whether to delegate, but to whom and to what, across humans and machines.

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Both books are read by founders who already have results.