Vertical stacks
Stacks picked for a specific kind of business
Each stack is a full toolkit for one vertical. We pick the tools, show the total monthly cost, and call out what generic lists get wrong.
Flagship verticals
Year-one priority. Biggest opportunity, biggest depth.
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AI Coach & Prompt Consultant Tech Stack
The tool stack for independent AI consultants and prompt engineers — a young vertical, with most content still being written by people who don't actually do the work. Here's the real stack.
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Indie Law Firm Tech Stack
The tool stack for solo attorneys and 2–3 lawyer shops — with real practice-management recommendations, compliance-aware picks, and the digital-fax reality nobody else talks about.
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Freelance Writer Tech Stack
The 8 tools a full-time freelance writer actually needs — what to pay for on day one, what to add at $5k/mo, and what to skip despite what other lists say.
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Solo Consultant Tech Stack
The 9 tools an independent management or strategy consultant actually needs — what's worth the money, what you can skip, and how the stack evolves as billing rates climb.
Mid-competition verticals
Months 4–8 — solid commission potential.
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Freelance Designer Tech Stack
The 9 tools a freelance graphic, brand, or UX designer actually needs — with honest picks on the Adobe-vs-Affinity question and a pragmatic take on client-handoff software.
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Solo Real Estate Agent Tech Stack
The tool stack for independent real estate agents — with honest picks on CRM (not the big one everyone pushes), transaction management, and the follow-up cadence that actually closes deals.
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Freelance Developer Tech Stack
The 10 tools a freelance software developer actually needs — from GitHub to invoicing to the one-line developer setup decision nobody else covers.
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Solo Therapist Tech Stack
The HIPAA-aware tool stack for solo psychologists, counselors, and therapists in private practice — with honest picks on EHR choice and the compliance trap other lists ignore.