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The must-have tools for founders

Early on you write the emails, post the updates, film the demo and build the first version yourself. Five tools take the slowest of those jobs off your plate without two of them overlapping.

  1. TypelessDictation
  2. MWM AIFirst app
  3. TypefullySocial posting
  4. HeyGenExplainer video
  5. SquadRecurring chores

Tools

5

one per job, no overlap

Self-hostable

0 of 5

run them on your own server

Free to start

3 of 5

free or free-tier pricing

Stands in for

Wispr Flow, Bubble

and 3 more

The founders stack at a glance

Pricing, license and the paid tool each pick stands in for.

JobToolPricingLicenseSelf-hostReplaces
DictationTypelessFreemiumProprietaryNoWispr Flow
First appMWM AIPaidProprietaryNoBubble
Social postingTypefullyFreemiumProprietaryNoHootsuite
Explainer videoHeyGenFreemiumProprietaryNoSynthesia
Recurring choresSquadPaidProprietaryNoZapier

One tool per job, and why

Each pick comes with the catch we ran into. Swaps are listed where there's a cheaper or self-hosted option.

  1. 1

    Dictation

    Typeless for dictation

    Speak instead of type, and get clean text in any app

    Talk through emails, replies and docs and get clean text back. The free plan caps words per week, and yearly Pro is $12 a month.

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary
    • Replaces Wispr Flow
  2. 2

    First app

    MWM AI for first app

    Describe an app and a squad of AI agents builds it natively

    Describe an app and get a native iOS and Android build with store assets. Credits are limited, and full source export needs the $149 plan.

    • Paid
    • Proprietary
    • Replaces Bubble
  3. 3

    Social posting

    Typefully for social posting

    Write, schedule and publish social posts from one editor

    Batch a week of X and LinkedIn posts in one sitting. Check current plan prices, since third-party listings disagree.

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary
    • Replaces Hootsuite
  4. 4

    Explainer video

    HeyGen for explainer video

    Turn a script into a video with an AI avatar, in your language

    A demo or update video from a script, with no camera. Free is limited to 3 one-minute videos a month.

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary
    • Replaces Synthesia
  5. 5

    Recurring chores

    Squad for recurring chores

    AI teammates that run your recurring work across your tools

    AI teammates that chase invoices and triage the inbox, with approvals. It costs $99 plus the AI plan it runs on.

    • Paid
    • Proprietary
    • Replaces Zapier

Stacks for other roles

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