🎯 Products and Writers
Tools and creators I actually use and love
Building in public means sharing what actually works. This is my curated collection of products I personally use, newsletters I read religiously, and builders who inspire me daily.
📑 Table of Contents
🚀 My Collection of Launched Products (try them free!)
The tools I built because I needed them myself — now other builders are using them too.
Vibe Coding Builders
A curated directory for builders of any background. Show off projects, get feedback, and celebrate launches together. Because building in isolation is hard — building with a community that ships? That’s the magic.Quick Viral Notes
Automatically turns long-form posts into dozens of social-ready notes. This boosted my subs from under 100 → 300+ in a week.
Used by 500+ SubstackersSubstack Explorer
Analytics I wish existed when I started. Competitor analysis, growth tracking, niche discovery. Free basic analytics + dev-friendly API.
Used by 100+ Substackers
(Substack MCP integration coming soon!)Color Vision Enhancer
Helps bridge differences in color vision. Inspired by research showing 1 in 10 people experience color vision challenges.AI Revolution Life Simulator
AI-guided scenarios to explore pivots and life changes. Forces clarity on what really matters when choosing.Image Finder (currently unsupported)
First experimental AI app. Natural-language file search. Paused for rebuild — but it taught me a ton about building.
🔧 Great Products for Growth on Substack
Real tools from builders I trust — not just SaaS with shiny landing pages.
👉 Substack Pro Studio by – This is the real deal. Finn analyzed 1.3M+ notes to build Substack's most comprehensive creator toolkit. He's the domain expert who actually understands creator pain points, not just another tech bro with a growth tool. His launch day results speak for themselves.
Other Finn tools worth checking:
Substack Scheduled Notes – Chrome extension for scheduling
The Top Authors' Dashboard – Analytics and insights
Substack Stats Exporter – Data export tools
Medium Followers Exporter – Chrome extension
👉 Access the complete list of Finn’s products here
👉 WriteStack by – The Substack Notes scheduler that works beautifully on a website. Orel built this because Substack doesn't let you schedule notes natively, then added AI note generation, analytics dashboard, and inspiration feeds. 650+ creators use it to save hours weekly while growing their audience. He's the relationship-first builder who contacted thousands to collaborate, not sell.
More recs coming soon. I focus on quality over quantity.
🛠 AI Building Tools
I built the same project across five platforms with identical prompts. Here’s how they really behave:
Replit – The Senior Engineer
Diagnoses API failures precisely, handles PostgreSQL + external APIs like a pro. Best for reliable debugging + max control.Lovable – The UX-Obsessed PM
Acts like a product consultant. Gorgeous UI + seamless Supabase integration. Overthinks Stripe flows, but great for polished prototypes.Bolt – The Quick Prototype Machine
Lightning-fast Next.js prototypes. No env variable support = breaks for external APIs. Good for demos, not production.Base44 - The Analytics Founder
Built-in traffic tracking + zero-friction deployment. Dashboard shows real visitor data from day one. Perfect for MVPs with instant metrics. CORS limitations = breaks with external RSS feeds/APIs.
Other notes:
v0: Vercel-friendly but buggy env variable handling
Base44: Simple MVPs + analytics, but CORS limits kill data fetching
Key lesson: platforms have personalities. Pick the one that matches how YOU build.
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Not random affiliate fluff — these are writers I actually learn from. DM me for details!
New Economies by
Sharp insights on tech reshaping markets. Makes you pause mid-sentence and think.Leadership in Change by
Real talk about leading teams through disruption. Not fluffy management advice, but practical wisdom from someone who's actually done it. Clear strategies and practical resources to help leaders adapt, grow, and lead with purpose in rapidly changing environments.Product with Attitude by
Karo writes sharp, insightful breakdowns of Product UX + AI that make you think differently. She’s not just reviewing tools, she’s building the Substack community via StackShelf together with you.AI Maker by Wyndo
Wyndo is hands-down one of my favorite AI writers. While many focus on tools, Wyndo teaches you how to think with AI. His step-by-step project diaries always leave me eager to open a sandbox and try them out. If you want to move from prompting to building systems that create leverage, start here.
🤝 Why I Share These
Building alone is hard. Building with others who actually ship? That’s where the magic happens.
These aren’t just tools — they’re the people and products shaping a better internet. Supporting them means supporting creators solving real problems.
💡 Got a tool or newsletter that genuinely helps you build?
Send it my way, always looking for hidden gems.
— Jenny 🚀