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The minimalist map of AI tools that help founders build faster.

A clean, founder-focused index of the most useful AI platforms for product, growth, operations, and customer success. Curated for teams that ship quickly and obsess over leverage.

Stack overview38 tools
LLM Platforms8
Engineering7
Design & Media6
Marketing & Writing5
Updated for founders who need clarity, not clutter.

Curated collection

Resources that move the needle

LLM Platformsmodels · api

OpenAI

Industry-leading models and APIs for building AI products.

LLM Platformsmodels · api

Anthropic

Frontier models focused on reliability and safety.

LLM Platformsmodels · assistant

Google Gemini

Google's multimodal model family and assistant.

LLM Platformsmodels · open

Mistral AI

Open and commercial models with strong performance.

LLM Platformsmodels · enterprise

Cohere

Enterprise-grade language models and embeddings.

LLM Platformsmodels · api

AI21 Labs

Language models and tools optimized for production use.

LLM Platformssearch · research

Perplexity

AI-native search and research assistant.

LLM Platformsopen-source · models

Hugging Face

Open-source model hub and inference platform.

Engineeringcode · editor

GitHub Copilot

AI pair programmer embedded in your editor.

Engineeringeditor · assistant

Cursor

AI-first code editor built for fast iteration.

Engineeringcode · assistant

Windsurf

AI coding platform from the team formerly known as Codeium.

Engineeringcode · completion

Tabnine

Privacy-first coding assistant and completion.

Engineeringide · collaboration

Replit

Collaborative IDE with AI-powered workflows.

Engineeringcodebase · assistant

Sourcegraph Cody

Codebase-aware AI assistant for large repos.

Engineeringui · generation

Vercel v0

Generate UI from prompts and ship faster.

Design & Mediadesign · prototyping

Figma

Design, prototyping, and AI-assisted workflows.

Design & Mediadesign · templates

Canva

Rapid brand, social, and pitch assets with AI.

Design & Mediaimage · generation

Adobe Firefly

Generative AI for image creation and editing.

Design & Mediaimage · generation

Midjourney

High-quality image generation for brand visuals.

Design & Mediavideo · generation

Runway

Video generation and editing for marketing assets.

Design & Mediaaudio · video

Descript

AI-powered audio and video editing.

Marketing & Writingcontent · copy

Jasper

AI content platform for marketing teams.

Marketing & Writingcopy · workflow

Copy.ai

Workflow-driven AI for sales and marketing copy.

Marketing & Writingwriting · editing

Grammarly

Writing clarity, tone, and grammar assistance.

Marketing & Writingdocs · knowledge

Notion AI

AI built into notes, docs, and knowledge bases.

Marketing & Writingcrm · automation

HubSpot AI

AI features across CRM, marketing, and service.

Sales & Supportcrm · analytics

Salesforce Einstein

AI layer for Salesforce CRM and analytics.

Sales & Supportsupport · chat

Intercom

AI-first customer support and chat automation.

Sales & Supportsupport · automation

Zendesk AI

Automated support workflows and agent assist.

Sales & Supportsales · insights

Gong

Revenue intelligence with AI call insights.

Ops & Automationautomation · no-code

Zapier

No-code automation with AI-powered actions.

Ops & Automationautomation · integrations

Make

Visual workflow builder for advanced automations.

Ops & Automationdatabase · ops

Airtable AI

AI-enhanced databases for ops and CRM workflows.

Ops & Automationcollaboration · summary

Slack AI

Summaries, search, and automation inside Slack.

Research & Knowledgeresearch · papers

Elicit

Research assistant for papers and evidence.

Research & Knowledgeresearch · evidence

Consensus

Search engine for scientific research with AI.

Branding & Namingnaming · branding

Startup Name Generator

AI-powered startup name generation and branding ideas.

Founder Toolsstartup · resources

FounderShield Tools

Founder-focused tools and resources for startups.