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Anthropic Skills Marketplace just launched: what changes for $500K founders
Anthropic shipped a public Skills Marketplace this week. Here's what it actually does, what's hype, and the three workflows founders should rebuild around it today.
From $0 to $500K solo: the pattern 8 of 10 founders share
We dissected 10 solo founders who hit $500K ARR with AI as their primary leverage. Eight share the same 5-step pattern. Here's what they actually did, with timestamps and stack.
10 best AI tools for solopreneurs in 2026 (the ones I actually use)
The 10 AI tools every $500K-bound solopreneur should run in 2026. Picked by use case, not by affiliate payout. Pricing, pros/cons, and who should skip each one.
Beehiiv review 2026: still the best newsletter platform under $50/mo
Honest Beehiiv review after 18 months of daily use. What works, what's still annoying, who should pick it, and who shouldn't. Pricing, deliverability, monetization, alternatives.
Inside the PDF skill: turning Markdown into a $500K founder's lead magnet in 90 minutes
The PDF skill turns Markdown + a YAML manifest into a styled, printable PDF. Three real founder workflows where it cuts production time from 6 hours to 90 minutes.
This week in AI for founders: April 27 – May 1, 2026
Anthropic Skills Marketplace, Claude Code 1.5, Beehiiv referrals 2.0, OpenAI o5 pricing leak, and the one thing I'm trying this week.
How to use Claude Code for SEO at scale (the $100/mo factory)
Run a real SEO content factory on Claude Code Max for $100/mo flat. The 9-stage pipeline, the prompts, the quality gate, and the rules that keep Helpful Content Update happy.
Claude Code vs Cursor in 2026: which one should a $500K founder pick?
Honest head-to-head: Claude Code's agent-first orchestrator vs Cursor's IDE-first AI pair. Pricing, workflows, real winners by use case, and a decision tree you can use today.
The 12 AI tools every marketer is paying for in 2026
Twelve AI tools real marketers actually pay for in 2026. Picked by use case, not affiliate payout. Pricing, pros/cons, and who should skip each one.
AI SEO in 2026: the complete playbook for founders
The 2026 AI SEO playbook for founders. What changed, what works, the schemas, the formats, the citations strategy — and what to ignore from 2024-style advice.
ChatGPT for business in 2026: the founder's playbook
Twelve ChatGPT workflows that move revenue for solo founders in 2026. Real prompts, real costs, real outputs — not a generic 'use AI to write a blog' list.
How to use Claude AI for marketing (5 workflows that actually compound)
Five Claude AI marketing workflows that move revenue for solo founders. Real prompts, real costs, real outputs — set up in under an hour each.
10 best uses of Claude AI for business in 2026
Ten Claude AI use cases that actually move revenue for solo founders in 2026. Real workflows, real costs, real outputs — not the generic 'write a blog post' list.
Claude Code: a $500K founder's first 30 days
Exactly what to do with Claude Code in your first 30 days as a solo founder. The setup, the daily routine, the wins, the traps, and the line where it stops being a toy.
Claude Code pricing: is the $100/mo Max plan worth it?
Honest Claude Code pricing review after 9 months on Max 5x. What works, what doesn't, who should pay $100, who should stay on Pro, who should pay $200.
What is MCP and why every $500K founder should care
MCP explained without the jargon. What Model Context Protocol does, why it matters for solo founders in 2026, and the three MCP servers worth installing this week.
Claude vs ChatGPT for business in 2026: which one if you only get one?
Honest head-to-head for solo founders. Pricing, real workflows, where each one wins, and a decision tree you can apply by Friday. No fence-sitting.