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  • Juan Salas-Romer

    4x Founder, $35M exits. Babson & BC entrepreneurship and finance MBA degrees. I help you build your AI powered company and gain back your time.

  • Wyndo

    AI Operator & Maker \ud83d\udee0️ || Sharing optimistic view how to build smarter, work faster, and live better—with AI || Building in Public || Vibe-coder

  • Jose Antonio Morales

    I help independent entrepreneurs transform psychological fear into freedom. Through 15 years of building communities and running Fear & Fail events across 5 countries, I support people on their fearless path.

  • Nitin Sharma

    Writing simple yet practical ways to use AI in everyday life and work. If you’d like to get in touch, feel free to reach out at: [email protected]

  • Vadym Grin

    I do, teach, and write about design • Head of Design at almedia.co

  • Doan Winkel

    I like leaping off cliffs. I enjoy the rush. And the view. I am working on the landing. My hope is that higher education won’t be the same when I’m done flying.

  • Lance Eaton

    Lance Eaton is a writer, speaker, and scholar on how technologies are reshaping teaching, learning, and scholarly communities. He also nerds out on audiobooks, gardening, cats, and running.

  • Claudia Faith

    AI strategist & VC-backed founder. Got my Master's in AI before ChatGPT existed. Built a 18K+ newsletter from scratch using AI systems. Now I help you do the same. Switched my office for freedom \ud83d\udcab @berg-studio.com

  • Finn Tropy

    I study creator growth the way engineers study systems—with experiments, dashboards, and curiosity. I build tools, test ideas on myself, and share what truly moves the needle for busy Substack creators. My tools store is https://finntropy.gumroad.com

  • Jenny Ouyang

    AI builder • Vibe Coder • Make money with AI • I turn friction into practical AI systems, and help you achieve the same.

  • Sharyph

    Accelerating Creators with AI. I show how to use AI to start, create, grow, and scale faster.

  • James Presbitero

    I design AI systems that turn founders into Unpromptable leaders, irreplaceable in the Age of AI. | Get the FREE AI Prompt Vault (prompts for writing, marketing, etc.) in the welcome email.

  • Mike Thomson

    Ex-Big 4 consultant turned creator. I help you build a $100K business by growing your newsletter leveraging AI (Mostly Claude)

  • Farida Khalaf

    I write about systems, incentives, and entropy in modern organizations. Most failures are not operational, they are structural misreadings of reality.

  • Jonas Braadbaart

    Helping business leaders become better AI operators. AI architect with 10+ years of experience designing, building and delivering AI solutions. Currently building an AI film making studio: https://www.project-skia.com/

  • Dr Sam Illingworth

    Full Professor of Critical AI Literacy in Edinburgh. I write about when to use AI and when to leave it the hell alone. Author of GenAI in Higher Education (Bloomsbury, 2026).

  • Daria Cupareanu

    I turn AI from a chat window into systems that think, work, and evolve with you. AI blows my mind daily & I'll make sure it blows yours too.

  • Charu

    Sharp take on global startup ecosystems | Lessons & resources | Stories that spark action. Sharing signals on venture, innovation, AI and emerging technologies. SuperNova Women2Invest | Mentor | Investor | Ecosystem Builder

  • Joel Salinas

    Top Substack AI strategy coach (jsalinas.org). 2x founder. Creator of the AI Leadership Triad. Writing for leaders who want to apply human-centered AI strategy \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8

  • Adam Pryor

    I guide higher ed institutions, small businesses, and non-profits in harnessing the power of AI. I'm a former provost, teacher, and strategic thinker dedicated to finding creative, practical AI solutions to unique challenges.

  • Katie Barnes

    Ops guidance for founders tired of duct-taping their way to growth. One weekly clarity drop to help you scale smarter. (with a side-eye \ud83d\udc40 and a system.)

  • Ileana

    Product Strategist, UX and AI Designer, Builder, Founder at Creative Glue Lab. Clarity and insights on how to build and design with and for AI.

  • Paul the Human

    Unapologetically optimistic about the human potential for good, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Find me on Gumroad - https://paulthehuman.gumroad.com/

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    Subscribe to stay up to date with the most advanced AI tools for investment research. I also cover SpaceTech in detail, one of the fastest growing industries.

  • Hodman Murad

    Founder, Asaura AI, Between Thinking and Doing, and The Data Letter. | AI and data for ADHD/ND workers, and teams facing execution friction | Better work, less cognitive drag

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    Change how you think, create, and build your narrative alongside AI, without becoming another robot in the circus.

  • Aisha Imtiaz

    Coffee-fueled and curious, I test AI tools for marketing and SEO. Get honest reviews, practical experiments, and simple strategies to grow your brand online. Subscribe for fresh insights weekly.

  • Dan Cucolea

    Seasoned builder teaching product owners how to ship the good stuff using AI and whatever tools actually work in the wild.

  • Gamal Jastram

    AI Consultant | Web & AI Developer. Helping businesses integrate, scale and optimize with AI | Building Oryn AI

  • Tawnya Means

    Tawnya Means is an educational innovation leader with 20+ years guiding universities through AI transformation. Strategic consultant and keynote speaker exploring how ancient wisdom meets cutting-edge tech for personalized learning.

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  • ClariSynth

    Writing about living thoughtfully with AI — how it shapes our thinking, focus, and creativity in everyday life. Reading tomorrow inside today — where clarity meets creation.

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