Stack Small, Win Big

How solo founders are using micro-AI workflows, fast launches, and digital nomad hubs to stay ahead in 2025.Let me know if you want it to lean more playful, serious, or niche!

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Sahil Khan
April 20, 2025

🚀 This Week’s Focus: The Rise of the Micro-AI Stack

Everyone’s talking about building with AI — but solo founders are doing it differently. Instead of building the next ChatGPT clone, they’re creating micro-AI stacks — tiny, purpose-built workflows that replace tasks, not teams.

Example:
→ A creator uses Notion AI to summarize all customer feedback
→ Feeds that into a simple Airtable
→ Then Zapier sends weekly product improvement ideas to their inbox

You don’t need a dev team. You just need the right puzzle pieces.

3 Tools to Try This Week:

  1. Rationale – Make better decisions by weighing pros/cons with AI

  2. Typedream + Chatbase – Embed a chatbot into your landing page in minutes

  3. Whimsical AI – Turn messy ideas into clean user flows and wireframes

🔧 Micro-action: What’s one task you can automate this week? Set it up in 30 mins or less.

🌍 Digital Nomad Hotspots: Spring 2025 Edition

Looking for your next solo basecamp? Here are 3 trending spots with fast Wi-Fi, great coffee, and under-the-radar charm:

  1. Tirana, Albania – Low cost of living, rising startup scene, visa-friendly

  2. Valencia, Spain – Beach vibes + reliable infrastructure

  3. Lecce, Italy – Quiet, affordable, and beautiful — especially in spring

Bonus: All three have active indie hacker or expat communities.

đź’ˇ Solo Hack of the Week: The 1-Hour Lead Magnet

Got content lying around? Use this formula:

  1. Take your most helpful post

  2. Add an intro and outro

  3. Export as a PDF

  4. Use ConvertKit or Beehiiv to gate it

Boom — new email subscribers in an hour.

👋 That’s a Wrap
Remember: Every solo business is just a system that earns while you sleep. Build your systems, test your ideas, and keep it simple.

See you next week,
—Sahil