Stack

Tools I use and recommend for building products and running my business.

Frontend

Next.js 16

React framework for production apps

React 19

UI library

Tailwind v4

Utility-first CSS framework

shadcn/ui

Component library

Backend

Vercel

Hosting and deployment

Neon

Postgres database with vector search

Upstash

Redis for rate limiting

Turnstile

Cloudflare's CAPTCHA alternative

Resend

Transactional email

Creem

Payment processing for digital products

Fourthwall

Runs the merch shop and its checkout

Building

GitHub

Version control & collaboration

AI

Claude

AI assistant powering Milo

Vercel AI SDK

Streaming AI responses

assistant-ui

Chat UI components

OpenAI

Embeddings that power Milo's search

Sonar

Perplexity's model for article summaries

Beehiiv

How I send the Digital Native newsletter

Design

Figma

Design (Rarely used, more often jumping into code)

Finance

Wealthfront

Automated investing

Mercury

Best business banking I've ever used

Kick

Bookkeeping on auto-pilot

Productivity

Radio MD

My streaming music station

Screen Studio

Record engaging videos

Typefully

Post content to socials

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Frontend

Next.js 16

React 19

Tailwind v4

shadcn/ui

Backend

Vercel

Neon

Upstash

Turnstile

Resend

Creem

Fourthwall

Building

GitHub

AI

Claude

Vercel AI SDK

assistant-ui

OpenAI

Sonar

Newsletter

Beehiiv

Design

Figma

Finance

Wealthfront

Mercury

Kick

Productivity

Radio MD

Screen Studio

Typefully

GitHub