Now · Work break
Taking time off after leaving Kortix. Still running Italian Builders and investing.
Domenico Gagliardi
Entrepreneur
I build companies for economic and social impact.
Age—years
Work
I am an entrepreneur and investor. I build companies, scale digital products, and focus on operations and growth.
Kortix [LEFT · MBO]
Launched Suna: 20k GitHub stars and half a million users worldwide. Raised $4M seed.
I left after a small management buyout and remain a small shareholder.
Softgen AI [EXITED]
AI full-stack web apps. Scaled $20k to $500k ARR in four months.
I have launched products used by hundreds of thousands of people, built companies that raised funding from VCs, and published articles on AI and the economy.
Community
I run 
Italian Builders, an invite-only community for Italian founders and builders who ship products. 600+ members in a private Telegram group. Invite-only on Telegram. DM on X to get in. italianbuilders.co · X @italianbldrs
Investments
FundreefThe Lovable for fundraising
SecondlyBring AI to your physical space.
DaytonaInfrastructure for running AI-generated code.
VibizVibe your biz.
Writing
Building has never been easier. That's why it's so hard.. On wrappers, moats, knowledge, and what still creates competitive advantage.
Personal life update: leaving Kortix.. My last day at Kortix, what we built with Softgen and Suna, and a new chapter for Italy and Europe.
Time to build like Italians again: a call for a new Italy and a new Europe.. On Italian Builders, open source, and rebuilding the infrastructure Europe does not own.
Beyond Human Bandwidth: A Formal Case for AI Verifiers in the AGI Economy [PUBLISHED]. Extension of "Some Simple Economics of AGI" (Catalini, Hui, Wu). Full text in English. Read on SSRN · Base paper (arXiv)
