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144 articlesAI Sales Call Coaching: Tools That Listen to Your Calls and Practice With You (2026)
AI sales coaches listen to your calls live and let you roleplay against an AI buyer before you dial. A practical guide to the 2026 tools for small startups.
Read the story →AI Teammates for Startups in 2026: Add an AI Coworker to Your Slack Without Hiring
AI teammates are AI agents that work inside your Slack: they take on tasks, use your tools and report back. A practical guide to the best options in 2026.
Read the story →AI Translation Tools for Startups in 2026: Localize Your Product Without a Translation Team
AI translation tools let a small startup launch in 20+ markets without hiring translators. Here are six options founders actually use in 2026.
Read the story →AI Competitor Analysis Tools for Founders in 2026: Watch Your Rivals on Autopilot
AI competitor analysis tools for founders: track rival pricing, launches and positioning on autopilot — no analyst needed.
Read the story →AI SEO Tools for Founders in 2026: Get Cited by ChatGPT and Rank on Google
Rank on Google and get cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Six AI SEO tools that help founders win AI visibility in 2026.
Read the story →AI Expense Management Tools for Startups in 2026: Control Spend Without the Admin
The best AI expense management tools for startups in 2026 — smart cards, receipt automation, and spend control without the admin.
Read the story →AI Social Media Tools for Founders in 2026: Post, Schedule and Grow Without a Team
AI social media tools help founders schedule posts, write captions and track growth without a marketing team. Six tools compared for 2026.
Read the story →AI Calendar Assistants for Founders in 2026: Tools That Schedule Your Day
Reclaim, Motion, Trevor, Calendly, Notion Calendar and Gemini: the best AI calendar assistants for founders in 2026, compared simply.
Read the story →AI Website Builders in 2026: Wix Harmony, DreamHost Remixer and the New Wave of Vibe-Coded Sites
Wix Harmony, DreamHost Remixer, Canva Code 2.0 and Tiiny Host Create — the new wave of AI website builders, explained for small business owners.
Read the story →NotebookLM Is Now Gemini Notebook: What Founders Should Know
NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook. What the rename means and the practical ways founders can use it for research, notes, and knowledge work.
Read the story →AI Bookkeeping Software for Founders in 2026: Keep Your Books Without the Headache
The best AI bookkeeping and accounting tools for founders in 2026, from full-service AI bookkeepers to spend automation that keeps your books clean.
Read the story →AI Invoicing Tools for Founders in 2026: Get Paid Without the Admin
AI invoicing tools that write, send and chase your invoices for you — so founders get paid faster without the admin grind.
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