Role guides

AI stack guides by role.

Start from the role doing the work, then inspect the relevant workflows, tool shortlist, comparisons, budget posture, and privacy/security caveats.

Engineering managers

AI stack for engineering managers

Start with one general assistant, one code-aware workflow, and one approved meeting or planning workflow before buying broad seats.

Workflow fit
AI Tools for Engineering Managers, AI Tools for Code Review Summaries
Tool shortlist
ChatGPT, Cursor, GitHub Copilot
Comparisons
8 relevant shortlist decisions

Product designers

AI stack for product designers

Use AI where it speeds exploration and synthesis, then keep product decisions, accessibility, and design-system fit under human review.

Workflow fit
AI Tools for Product Designers, AI Tools for User Research
Tool shortlist
Figma AI, v0, Lovable
Comparisons
3 relevant shortlist decisions

Founders

AI stack for startup founders

Pick a small stack that covers the next measured bottleneck instead of subscribing to separate tools for every possible function.

Workflow fit
AI Tools for PRD Writing, AI Tools for Product Designers
Tool shortlist
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
Comparisons
8 relevant shortlist decisions

Marketing teams

AI stack for marketing teams

Use AI to improve research and production flow, but keep claim checks, rights review, brand review, and publish approval explicit.

Workflow fit
AI Tools for Marketing Content Production, AI Tools for SEO Content Teams
Tool shortlist
Perplexity, NotebookLM, Claude
Comparisons
7 relevant shortlist decisions

Software engineers

AI stack for software engineers

Use AI coding tools inside normal engineering controls: tests, review, branch protection, source-code policy, and clear ownership.

Workflow fit
AI Tools for Code Review Summaries, AI Tools for Engineering Managers
Tool shortlist
GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex
Comparisons
4 relevant shortlist decisions