MY
STACK
The whole point of SoloBuilt is running full-function work alone, with AI as the team. This is the toolkit that makes that possible — 15 tools that build, publish, sell, and distribute this business. No affiliate padding. If it's on this page, I use it.
The team
The one hire that does the work of several.
- Claude AI partner
Writes code, drafts copy, argues strategy, and takes the first pass on nearly everything. This entire site was built with it — that's the whole thesis, not a disclaimer.
Build & ship the site
Static, fast, and deployed on a git push.
- Astro Site framework
Static-first, no framework bloat. The whole site is prerendered at build time; only the forms run at the edge.
- Tailwind CSS Styling
Every color and font runs through a named token. Design stays consistent without a design-system meeting.
- Cloudflare Hosting & storage
Serves the site from the edge and stores every image in R2. Cheap, fast, and it deploys on push.
- GitHub Version control & deploy
Source of truth and the deploy trigger. Push to main, the site goes live. No manual steps.
Email & audience
The list is the asset. This is what feeds it.
- Kit Newsletter engine
Runs The Dispatch. The subscribe form posts straight to its API — no embed, no iframe, no bloat.
- Substack Solopreneur home
Native posts, Notes, and a mirror of the Dispatch — the growth engine for the independent audience.
- Resend Transactional email
Sends the contact-form mail with one API call. No SMTP to babysit.
Sell & deliver
Buy once, own it — no subscription plumbing.
- ThriveCart Checkout
One-time checkout for the kits and the All-Access bundle. Paid once, no recurring billing to manage.
- ProductDyno Product delivery
Gates and delivers the kit files after purchase so I don't hand-send anything.
Write, capture & organize
Where thinking gets stored before it becomes content.
- Obsidian Second brain
Every strategy decision, log, and draft lives here as plain markdown I own outright. No lock-in.
Read the review - Readwise Reader Read-it-later
Where research gets captured and highlighted before it turns into a post.
Read the review - Notion Docs & planning
Shared docs and planning surfaces for the times plain markdown isn't enough.
Read the review
Distribute
One piece of work, published where the audience already is.