A curated list of AI tools, services, and reference resources for founders building, launching, and scaling AI startups.
This list is a directory, not an endorsement. Each entry describes what a tool or resource does — readers should evaluate fit for their own use case.
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- Build a free-first AI startup stack.
- Find launch directories, subreddits, and early distribution channels.
- Pressure-test your target audience, scope, distribution, and path to first revenue.
- Compare tools for building, design, marketing, growth, content, fundraising, and operations.
- Find where Yaps fits as the founder productivity and note-taking layer beside Claude, OpenAI, and Cursor.
This repository is still the source of truth. If a resource is missing, outdated, or weak, please open an issue and I will iterate quickly.
- 🛠️ Building — AI coding assistants, LLM APIs, agents, vector DBs, RAG, inference, fine-tuning, evals, voice, vision, backend, databases, auth, payments, frontend, mobile, desktop, hosting, boilerplates
- 🎨 Designing — Design tools, UI libraries, design systems, prototyping, AI generators, branding, icons, illustrations, fonts, color, mockups, inspiration, animation, 3D
- 📣 Marketing — Advertising, SEO, content, email, newsletters, social, LinkedIn, X tools, influencer, landing pages, analytics, attribution, PR, community, ASO, A/B testing
- 💸 Growth & Sales — CRMs, cold outreach, lead gen, sales engagement, sales intelligence, demos, contracts, billing, onboarding, support, CRO, SMS / push
- ⚡ Productivity — Dictation, AI assistants, notes, knowledge management, tasks, calendar, email, meeting transcription, automation, focus, reading, clipboard, storage, passwords, launchers
- 🎬 Content Creation — Video editing, AI video, screen recording, podcasts, audio, AI voice, music, writing, AI image, photo editing, thumbnails, captions, repurposing, stock
- 💰 Fundraising — Investor databases, pitch deck tools, cap tables, data rooms, financial modeling, SAFE / term sheets, accelerators, angel networks, grants, crowdfunding
- 🏢 Operations — Incorporation, banking, accounting, tax, payroll, hiring, ATS, HR, global hiring, benefits, legal, contracts, privacy / compliance, insurance, wikis, expenses
Lists and reference data, not playbooks:
- 📚 Marketing Video Hooks — 500 short-form video hook templates with examples.
- 📍 Startup Subreddits — Subreddits relevant to AI startup founders, organized by topic.
- 🗂️ Launch Directories — Directories where startups can be submitted, organized by category.
- 🔗 SEO Directory Submissions — 200+ directories grouped by approximate domain authority (Very High → Very Low) for backlink and SEO purposes.
- 💸 Free Compute & Credits — Free GPU notebooks, serverless compute, LLM credits, hosting, databases, and startup credit programs.
- 📊 SaaS Metrics Reference — Definitions, formulas, and benchmark tables for common SaaS metrics.
- 📑 Pitch Deck Examples & Templates — Frameworks, real pitch decks, and tools.
- 📖 Founder Reading List — Books, essays, podcasts, newsletters, courses, and follows.
See CONTRIBUTING.md for submission criteria and format.
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