AI Tools for Solopreneurs (That Are Actually Useful)

The best AI tools have a specific purpose.

As a tech enthusiast, I’m always eager to try new tools, but I also recognize the limits of my time when it comes to exploring something new. The same is true for most solopreneurs I know: adding new tools to your tech stack can be a drain on your time by the time you test a product and figure out how to add it to your daily processes.

AI is particularly unique because the use cases aren’t as obvious. If you add a tool like Calendly, you know exactly what it’s designed to do, and have clear expectations for the results. When generative AI burst onto the scene, it was a different phenomenon altogether. The potential outcomes are unclear, because they’re unique to each person.

Initially, I was hesitant to dive into generative AI because I couldn’t immediately see the benefits, and I didn’t have the time to explore them. I opened up ChatGPT a few days after it was released, tried a couple of prompts, and thought the output was subpar. So, I didn’t return to it for a long time.

But I’ve started exploring AI more and the tools I use have saved a ton of time, or allowed me to do things I couldn’t otherwise do on my own.