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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.

May 1, 2026 · 7 min read
Case Studies case study

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.

May 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Tools listicle

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.

May 1, 2026 · 14 min read
Tools tool review

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.

May 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Skills skill spotlight

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.

May 1, 2026 · 7 min read
News recap

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.

May 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Claude Code tutorial

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.

May 1, 2026 · 11 min read
Claude Code comparatif

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.

May 1, 2026 · 12 min read