# Solo Founder AI & SaaS Stack Reference

> Curated directory mapping startup functional roles to AI and SaaS tools.

A reference framework compiled by Greg Isenberg that maps traditional startup roles to modern AI and SaaS tools. It outlines how a single founder can cover functions like engineering, marketing, legal, and sales without hiring dedicated teams. It is a quick guide for solo founders looking to assemble an end-to-end software stack.

## The list

everyone is now a startup founder:

- programmer (cursor.ai / replit / claude 3.5)

- designer (v0 / playground / galileo ai)

- copywriter (jenni.ai / copy.ai / anyword)

- product manager (productboard / aha! / airfocus)

- lead magnet machine (gamma.ai / mailerlite / systeme io)

- faceless video producer (revid / pictory / vidyo.ai)

- growth hacker (mutinyhq / growthbook / voyantis / phlanx / viral-loops)

- data scientist (obviously.ai / h2o.ai / datarobot / bigml / rapidminer)

- sales team (apollo.io / outreach / gong)

- customer support rep (intercom / front / chatdesk)

- financial analyst (finta / runway / pulse)

- legal assistant (donotpay / lawdepot / wonder.legal / spellbook)

- recruiter (dover / fetcher / gem)

- marketing strategist (semrush / ahrefs / moz)

- UX researcher (maze / hotjar / usertesting)

- business analyst (holistics / metabase / preset)

- project manager (clickup / notion / coda / linear)

- public relations specialist (prezly / onepitch / prowly)

- social media manager (zaap.ai)

- video producer (runway / descript / veed)

- email marketer (beehiiv / substack / convertkit)

- idea machine (gummysearch / treendly / glimpse)

- market researcher (exploding topics / trendhunter / sparktoro)

- product validator (validately / userfeed / prelaunchhero)

- pitch deck creator (beautiful.ai / gamma / pitch.com)

- startup founder (stripe / producthunt / angellist)

your ai/saas tools bill might be higher than your payroll but that's okay. people still need to have taste.

## What it is for

- Select software tools to replace or assist specific startup departments
- Audit an existing solo founder workflow for operational gaps
- Find specialized AI alternatives to hiring full-time domain experts

## Key points

- Covers over 25 distinct business roles including engineering, UX research, and legal
- Recommends 2 to 5 targeted SaaS or AI tools per operational role
- Focuses on modern automation and AI-native products for solopreneurs
- Organized logically from core product development to distribution and operations

## Pricing

Free

## Details

- Type: List
- Category: [Business & Money](https://xiry.app/topics/business-money.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: other
- For: Solo founders, indie hackers, and small startup teams
- Tags: solopreneur, indie hacker, ai tools, startup stack, cheat sheet

## Why it was saved

- [@gregisenberg, 24 January 2025](https://x.com/gregisenberg/status/1882775359290241097): A compact directory of which tools cover which startup function — useful for picking a stack to build or sell alone.

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Updated 11 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/solo-founder-ai-and-saas-stack-reference

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