Startup setup
Technical setup every startup needs in the first 30 days — DNS, Stripe, analytics, deliverability.
Startup setup8 min
Stripe vs Paddle for SaaS payments in 2026
The real Stripe vs Paddle math for 2026: Stripe's stack hits 3.9% + 30¢ once you…
Startup setup9 min
Ramp vs Brex for spend management in 2026
Ramp vs Brex in 2026: when each one is the right pick for a lean post-raise fina…
Startup setup6 min
Notion vs Linear for startup project management in 2026
Notion vs Linear isn't a versus. Seed teams run both, split by job: Linear for i…
Startup setup8 min
Gusto vs Deel vs Rippling for payroll in 2026
Gusto for US-only teams. Deel when you're hiring abroad without entities. Rippli…
Cornerstone14 min
Banking and payments setup for seed startups in 2026
The 4-tool stack seed founders need in week one, plus the Mercury vs Brex call, …
Startup setup7 min
Vercel vs alternatives: where to deploy a SaaS in 2026
Vercel vs Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, Render, Railway, Fly.io. The opinionated 20…
Startup setup6 min
Supabase vs alternatives: which a founder should pick in 2026
Supabase vs Firebase, Neon, Convex, PlanetScale. The opinionated pick for a foun…
Startup setup7 min
The 6-tool stack to ship a SaaS without a product manager
Linear, Vercel, PostHog, Stripe, Resend, Loom. The six tools that compress a pro…
Startup setup6 min
How to set up Obsidian as a founder's second brain
Three folders, four plugins, two daily habits. The Obsidian setup that keeps fou…
Startup setup6 min
The minimum viable AI coding stack for a founder in 2026
Five tools, ~$80/mo, and a non-technical founder can ship a real product. The se…
Startup setup7 min
Claude Code vs Codex CLI: which a non-engineer founder should pick
Both ship working code from English. The difference is in what happens when some…