How to Get Your First 100 Customers as a Solo Founder
A practical, channel-by-channel playbook for landing your first 100 paying customers when it's just you, your product, and a laptop
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A curated, editorial directory of the tools founders actually use. Hand-reviewed and filtered by category, stage, and pricing.
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Loom and Tella both record your screen, but they're built for different jobs. Here's how they actually compare in 2026
Cursor's Pricing Disaster: The Full Timeline of How an AI Coding Darling Burned Its Most Loyal Users
A reference timeline of every major Cursor pricing change, billing controversy, and policy reversal from June 2025 to the present. Updated as new developments emerge
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7 Best AI Writing Tools in 2026 (Free & Paid)
From zero-draft generators to tone-perfect editors, here's what's actually worth using right now
Replit vs Cursor 2026: Which One Actually Fits How You Build?
One gets you from zero to deployed in minutes. The other makes experienced developers genuinely faster. Here's how to pick
Best AI Code Editors 2026: Ranked for Developers and Founders
The market has exploded. Here's how to pick the right tool without wasting a month testing all of them.
Founder Stories
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PlotRoom Wants to Be the Home AI Filmmakers Don't Have Yet
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From Stay-at-Home Dad to Privacy-First Founder: How Mark Built Moss Piglet
Mark Thayer taught himself Elixir during his son's nap times to build alternatives to surveillance capitalism. Six years later, Moss Piglet has two products live, an open source codebase, and a thesis that privacy is good for people and good for business
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How to Get Your First 100 Customers as a Solo Founder
A practical, channel-by-channel playbook for landing your first 100 paying customers when it's just you, your product, and a laptop
Best Free Tools for Bootstrapped Founders in 2026
Twenty-plus free tools and free tiers that actually stay free, organised by what you need to get done. Build your first stack in an afternoon
How to Validate a Startup Idea in 2026 (Without Building Anything)
Don't build anything until you've proven customers will actually pay
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Lindy AI Review 2026: Is It Worth It for Solo Founders?
Lindy promises an AI employee that handles your inbox, preps you for meetings, and qualifies leads while you sleep. We tested it properly. Here's the honest verdict.
7 Best Distraction Blockers for Mac and Windows in 2026 (Free & Paid)
Because willpower alone was never going to beat a team of engineers whose entire job is to keep you scrolling
7 Best Habit Tracking Apps to Build Better Routines in 2026 (Free & Paid)
Want to build habits that stick? We tested the top habit trackers for founders, from Streaks to Habitica. Find the perfect app to level up your routine today
Money & Finance
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Gumroad Fees 2026: What Sellers Actually Pay Per Sale
10% | Gumroad's cut, every sale
Airwallex Pricing 2026: Every Plan, Fee and Hidden Cost Explained
The complete UK breakdown of Explore, Grow and Accelerate plans for founders going global
Gumroad vs Payhip vs Lemon Squeezy 2026: Real Pricing Compared
We calculated actual fees at $500, $2k, and $10k/month. See which platform costs you the least (spoiler: it's not Gumroad).
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From Stay-at-Home Dad to Privacy-First Founder: How Mark Built Moss Piglet
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