I get asked this constantly: "What tools do you actually use?" Here's the truth. There's no one "right" stack. There are just the categories every solo founder eventually runs into, and the tools that solve each one. So instead of handing you my list and pretending it's yours, I'm handing you the categories. These are the ones that come up over and over inside Women Who Automate. Plus the tools I'd actually recommend if you asked me directly. Not exhaustive by any means, just the ones worth knowing. ✍️ **WRITING & CONTENT** - Claude — strategy, long-form, brand voice - ChatGPT — quick drafts, ideation - Notion AI — if you already live in Notion 🎬 **VIDEO & EDITING** - CapCut — free, short-form, auto-captions - Descript — edit video by transcript - Opus Clip — turns one long video into 10-15 shorts 🎨 **DESIGN & VISUAL** - Canva Pro — thumbnails, carousels, templates - Midjourney — AI imagery, mood, concept art ⚡ **AUTOMATION** - Make.com — visual builder, generous free tier - Zapier — more integrations, bigger template library 📱 **SOCIAL SCHEDULING** - Metricool — all platforms + analytics in one dashboard - Buffer — simpler, AI captions - Later — great for Instagram-first brands 📈 **ANALYTICS & SEO** - VidIQ — YouTube keyword research - SnapTik — remove TikTok watermarks for cross-posting 🤝 **CLIENT DELIVERY** - Dubsado — proposals, contracts, invoices - HoneyBook — similar, slightly simpler 📅 **TIME & SCHEDULING** - Reclaim.ai — auto-schedules tasks around meetings - Calendly — client booking automation 🔍 **RESEARCH** - Perplexity AI — cited, real-time research The real question isn't is *which category do I actually need right now?* Start there. Build forward. One tool at a time. Save the guide (PDF attached). Share it with a founder who's still doing everything manually. And drop your stack in the comments - I love learning how everyone else is working 👇.

Every Wednesday I filter through the AI news so you don't have to. This week was packed, a lot is moving in our favor as solo founders. Here's what's worth your attention 👇 WORTH YOUR ATTENTION: • Anthropic is dropping Claude Opus 4.7 this week and they're bundling it with an AI design tool for websites and presentations + a Figma integration. For solo founders, this is huge: AI is getting closer to handling both the strategy and the visual output. Fewer bottlenecks, more momentum. • The AI industry just agreed on a shared standard for agents under the Linux Foundation. Translation: the tools you already use are about to get much better at talking to each other and automating across platforms without you having to stitch everything together manually. This is the infrastructure that makes the "one-person business that runs itself" actually possible. PROBABLY HYPE (for now): • GPT-6 Everyone (including me) was watching for it this week. It didn't land. I'll flag it the second it's real. WHAT TO ACTUALLY TRY THIS WEEK: • Use Claude to write a landing page hero section in one sitting. Open Claude and paste in this prompt: "I'm a [your role] who helps [your audience] with [your offer]. Write 3 versions of a landing page hero section: headline, subheadline, and a one-line CTA. Tone should be [warm/bold/conversational]. My audience's biggest pain point is [X]." You'll have three solid drafts in under two minutes. Pick the strongest one, then ask Claude to tighten the headline or punch up the CTA. The whole thing takes under 20 minutes and gets you further than a blank page ever would. Why now? Opus 4.7 is dropping this week with significantly better reasoning and output quality. If you've tried Claude before and it felt a little flat, this is worth another look. Anything from the AI world you want me to cover next week? Drop it below 👇 And tell me: what's ONE thing you've automated in your business recently that made you feel like a genius? I love celebrating wins in here. 🙌

As one of the founding members of Women Who Automate, I want to show up for you personally. So I'm offering free 20-minute 1:1 calls and I'm opening them up to the first 50 members who grab a spot. We'll look at your business together. I'll tell you: → What's worth automating first (and what isn't) → Which tools actually make sense for where you are right now → What I'd do if I were in your shoes No pitch, no agenda. Just a real conversation about your business. Drop a ✋ in the comments and I'll send you the booking link. (If we end up being a great fit for working together more closely - I'll mention it. But that's genuinely not what this is about.)