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AI Tool Fatigue and What to Do About It: A $14k Audit
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AI Tool Fatigue and What to Do About It: A $14k Audit

Stop buying every wrapper on Product Hunt. Here is why your AI stack is killing your margins and how to consolidate for better unit economics.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen May 8, 2026 · 6 min read
First 100 users AI workflow: A $4,200 data-driven post-mortem
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First 100 users AI workflow: A $4,200 data-driven post-mortem

Most founders waste $5,000 on automation before they hit 10% activation. Here is the AI workflow that actually acquired our first 100 users for under $12 CAC.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen May 7, 2026 · 5 min read
Bolt vs Lovable vs Replit for building apps: The ROI Comparison
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Bolt vs Lovable vs Replit for building apps: The ROI Comparison

Stop wasting developer hours on prototypes. I compared Bolt, Lovable, and Replit based on unit economics and speed to deployment.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen May 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Charging for AI assisted work: Why your billable hours are a liability
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Charging for AI assisted work: Why your billable hours are a liability

If you are still billing by the hour while using LLMs, you are subsidizing your clients with your own margins. Here is how to price for output instead.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen May 4, 2026 · 6 min read
AI for SEO Content at Scale: Managing the $0.14 Unit Cost of Decay
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AI for SEO Content at Scale: Managing the $0.14 Unit Cost of Decay

Stop shipping static AI pages that die in three months. Learn how to build a high-volume SEO engine that automates factual updates and internal linking.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen May 1, 2026 · 6 min read
ChatGPT vs Claude for Marketing Copy: The $0.12 Unit Economics of Scale
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ChatGPT vs Claude for Marketing Copy: The $0.12 Unit Economics of Scale

A data-driven comparison of ChatGPT and Claude for marketing workflows, focusing on edit distance, brand drift, and conversion framework performance.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen Apr 30, 2026 · 6 min read
AI Workflows for Agency Scale: The Math of Agentic Architectures
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AI Workflows for Agency Scale: The Math of Agentic Architectures

Stop paying for wrappers. Learn how to build custom agentic workflows that protect your margins and scale your agency without bloating your headcount.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen Apr 29, 2026 · 6 min read
Ship MVP in a Weekend with AI: The $48 Prototype Strategy
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Ship MVP in a Weekend with AI: The $48 Prototype Strategy

Stop over-engineering. I built a functional SaaS in 48 hours for under $50 using Claude Code, Groq, and Supabase. Here is the exact stack and cost breakdown.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen Apr 29, 2026 · 7 min read
AI Ad Copy Generation Workflow: Building a High-ROAS Feedback Loop
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AI Ad Copy Generation Workflow: Building a High-ROAS Feedback Loop

Stop copy-pasting prompts. Build a programmatic AI ad copy workflow that connects real-time conversion data to the Meta and Google APIs for actual ROAS growth.

Marcus Chen Marcus Chen Apr 28, 2026 · 6 min read