The Tools & Services we use daily and recommend
The following are tools and services that make it work for us.
See it as inspiration. Test and validate before implementing.
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AI & Intelligence
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Anthropic Claude
AI Assistant
Built for safety and nuanced reasoning. Our go-to for deep research, long documents, and complex writing.
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Google Gemini
AI Assistant
Google's multimodal AI for research and summarization with deep integration across Workspace.
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Grok
AI Assistant
X xAI's real-time AI with live web access, useful for breaking topics and unfiltered perspectives.
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Manus
AI Agent
M Autonomous AI agent that executes complex, multi-step tasks independently in a browser environment.
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Perplexity
AI Search
AI-powered search that cites real sources, for fast answers without the link-clicking.
Design & Creative
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Affinity Suite
Creative Suite
A Designer, Photo, and Publisher (a one-time-purchase alternative to Adobe) covering every creative workflow.
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Gamma
Presentations
γ AI-powered presentation and document creator with beautiful defaults, from prompt to polished deck in minutes.
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Pixelmator Pro
Image Editor
P Professional image editor for macOS with AI-powered tools for retouching, resizing, and composition.
Writing & Content
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Granola
Meeting Notes
G AI-powered meeting notes that transcribe and structure automatically. Never miss a decision or action item.
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iA Writer
Writing App
iA Distraction-free writing with a focus mode that strips everything back to words on a page.
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Typefully
Social Publishing
T Write, schedule, and publish threads on X with built-in analytics and AI assist.
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Wispr Flow
Voice Dictation
W Voice-first dictation that writes in your style across any app, faster than typing and smarter than transcription.
Development & Infrastructure
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Antigravity
Google AI IDE
AG Google's AI-powered development environment for building and deploying applications with integrated AI assistance.
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Beehiiv
Newsletter Platform
B Newsletter platform built for growth, with powerful segmentation, monetization, and analytics for serious publishers.
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Cloudflare
Network & Security
Global network for DNS, performance, DDoS protection, and edge computing across all our domains.
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Cursor
AI Code Editor
AI-native code editor built on VS Code. Writes, refactors, and debugs alongside you.
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GitHub
Version Control
The standard for code hosting, pull requests, and team collaboration across every project.
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Resend
Email API
Developer-first email API for reliable transactional emails with React-based templates.
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Vercel
Deployment
Deploy and scale web applications with zero-config CI/CD and a global edge network.
Productivity & Operations
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Airtable
Database & CRM
Flexible database and spreadsheet hybrid for structuring pipelines, contacts, and content workflows.
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Brave Browser
Browser
Privacy-first browser with built-in ad and tracker blocking, faster and cleaner than Chrome.
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Cal.com
Scheduling
Open-source scheduling infrastructure with booking pages, routing forms, and team availability in one place.
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Google Workspace
Productivity Suite
G Docs, Sheets, Drive, and Meet: cloud-first collaboration for the whole team.
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iTerm2
Terminal
Feature-rich terminal emulator for macOS with split panes, search, and deep shell integration.
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TextExpander
Snippet Manager
TX Expand abbreviations into full phrases, templates, or scripts, saving hours of repetitive typing.