I’ve been looking at the wins people are achieving in the AI automation space, but one thing I don’t see discussed as often is the cost of getting started. Before landing your first client, what monthly costs were you already carrying? For example: - Claude, ChatGPT or other AI subscriptions - Zapier, Make or n8n - Hosting, domains and email - Voice AI or video tools - CRM, outreach or lead-generation software - Any other tools you felt were essential How much were you spending each month before revenue started coming in? Did you keep your stack very lean, use free tiers, or invest early and treat it as a business expense? I’ve always wondered how people balance learning, building demos and testing tools without ending up with a large monthly bill before securing clients. Would be great to hear what your starting stack looked like, what you actually needed, and what you later cancelled.