The AI tools we'd put on our own card.
We don't write listicles. Each issue is one curated stack — three to five AI tools we tested for a real workflow, what each one is best at, and what we'd skip. No "revolutionary." No "next-generation." Just the picks we'd put on our own card.
The stacks
Latest first- No. 01 · Creative StudioMay 28, 2026
The AI Creative Studio Stack for Solopreneurs: Images, Voice, Copy, Decks
The five AI tools we'd use to run a one-person creative studio, image generation, voice, copy, brand assets, and motion, for around $130/mo.
5 tools ~$131/mo Read → - No. 02 · Outbound EngineMay 28, 2026
The AI Outbound Engine: 5 Tools to Run Cold Outreach as a Two-Person Team
Five AI tools we'd actually use to run B2B cold outreach as a small team — personalization, enrichment, call notes, polish, sequencing. ~$186/mo.
5 tools ~$186/mo Read → - No. 03 · Video StudioMay 28, 2026
The AI Video Studio Stack: 5 Tools to Run a Solo Creator Studio Under $200/mo
Five AI tools we'd actually run to produce short-form ads, narrations, and explainer videos as a solo creator — what each one is best at, and what to skip.
5 tools ~$170/mo Read →
Field notes
All stories →- Jul 27, 2026
I Stayed Up for the Kimi K3 Drop So You Didn't Have To
Moonshot AI dropped Kimi K3, a 2.8T-parameter open-weight model you can't run at home, and here's why it still changes what's coming next.
- Jul 27, 2026
When AI Agents Go Rogue: What Builders Need to Know About Data Destruction Risks
Exploring the risks and safeguards for AI agents that accidentally destroy production data, based on a trending incident.
- Jul 26, 2026
The New Rules of Context Engineering for Claude 5: What Builders Need to Know
How builders can optimize prompts and input structure to get the most out of Claude 5's capabilities while managing costs and reliability.
- Jul 25, 2026
Claude Opus 5 is the flagship I'll actually use daily, and that's the point
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 targets cheap, high-volume everyday tasks over benchmark bragging rights, though no per-token price was disclosed at launch.
- Jul 24, 2026
Amazon Is Spending $200 Billion on AI and Laying Off the People Building It
Amazon cut jobs in its AGI unit while steering 2026 AI spend toward $200B — here's my honest read on what that signals for your own job.
- Jul 23, 2026
OpenAI's Presence: they stopped selling models and started selling the whole agent workforce
OpenAI launched Presence, an enterprise platform for real-time voice and chat agents that already resolves ~75% of its own support, taking on Salesforce and Zen