Tools For Founders

Here are some of the tools I use daily that help me run my business. I signed up for affilate programs for the ones that had it. If any of these are helpful to your business, let me know how you end up using them on Instagram. Check back as it will be updated frequently.

My Stuff

Services

Tools

Video Editing

  • Ecamm Live (live broadcast and video production app!!)

  • VideoGen (api for custom videos for social)

  • Opus Clip (long form to short form video editor) 

  • Choppity (more flexible short form editing with scene saving)

  • Recast Studio (editing video for mid form youtube and podcasting)

  • Magic Hour (ai image to video and video to video + more)

  • Creatify (AI content video creation) 

  • Fathom (notes on your video calls for free)

  • Distribute.so (video sales collateral & sales content)

  • VidIQ (analytics for your youtube videos)

  • Screen Studio (screen recordings with zoom)

  • Restream (stream to 30+ destinations)

  • YoutubePI (add “pi” before the .com on any youtube link to download. You’re welcome)

  • Jitter Video (motion graphics library)

  • Capcut (mobile video editing and green screen templates)

AI Creative

  • Runway ML (text to video with driving video)

  • Pika (text to video with standard fun animations)

  • Capcut (text to video with easy templated actions)

  • Magic Hour (ai image to video and video to video + more)

  • Creatify (AI content video creation)

AI Design

Code

  • Cursor (write code using natural language)

  • Cline (formerly Claude Dev)

  • Replit (integrated ide that handles environment / packages)

  • API Market (list of APIs to integrate)

AI Automation

  • Make (automations between applications)

  • Gumloop (another automations tool)

  • Softr (no code custom database backed customer portals)

  • Suno (custom music)

  • Martin (AI Personal Assistant - My Action Button App)

  • Claude (Claude AI for any part of your business)

  • ChatGPT (o1 reasoning for in depth analysis)

  • ElevenLabs (text to speech in a voice of your choice)

  • API Market (list of APIs to integrate)

Saas Tools

Sell Things

  • Fourthwall (merch stores at no cost plus memberships / thank you videos)

  • Gumroad (put a paywall around any content)

  • Stan Store (link in bio style courses, bookings in one link)

Graphics

  • Typogram (create custom logo & learn how logos are made)

  • Ideogram (the best ai design with text / artwork app with API)

  • Graphy (data storytelling)

  • Midjourney (ai graphics creation)

  • Kittl (web based graphics tool for design)

  • Placeit.net (Mockups for tshirts)

  • Remove.bg (Simple background removal)

  • Pixelcut (image upscaler and other tools)

Resources

People

I Forbid You From Working With (Seriously. Avoid)