Stop Buying Tools. Start Buying Time.
Too many tools will drown you. I’ve tested dozens!
Most do the same thing and drain your wallet.
Here’s what actually works: five tools that matter, plus a note-taking system. That’s it.
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OBS Studio (Free)
This is your engine. Use it for live streaming to Substack and beyond.
The genius move? Pair it with StreamYard’s free version for guest interviews. Throw in free plugins for multistreaming and scene changes. OBS + free plugins = the best streaming setup, period. (Full tutorial coming soon.)
LINK: https://obsproject.com/
OpusClip ($9–19/month)
OpusClip watches your videos and automatically finds the best moments to extract as clips. No more guessing what’s worth posting. It handles the heavy lifting; you handle the strategy.
LINK: https://www.opus.pro/
Descript ($12/month)
Imagine editing video like editing text. Delete the word “um” from your transcript, and the video cuts it out automatically. That’s Descript.
It’s the surgeon of the video world, turning messy raw footage into polished content without the pain.
LINK: https://www.descript.com/
Canva ($15/month for Pro)
Thumbnails, graphics, social media posts, Canva Pro does it all. The Magic Media feature generates images on demand, saving you $50–100 per custom design.
LINK: https://www.canva.com/
CapCut ($8/month or $75/year)
Feel like adding music or text? CapCut does it in minutes. You can do some edits just for added flair..
The Pro version includes AI voices that save hours of work. Worth every penny if you’re creating short-form content.
CapCut – Search for the App or the Desktop Download
Bonus: Google Drive and Calendar or Notion (Free or cheap)
You need one place to plan and track ideas. Don’t rely on memory. Organize everything, forget nothing.
Why This Matters
All six tools together cost less than $60/month.
That’s cheaper than one lunch in most cities.
Compare that to hiring someone: you’d pay thousands. Instead, you’re buying back hours every week to focus on the work that actually matters, creating content and building your business.
You’re not spending money. You’re investing in time.
The Real Talk
Stop chasing the newest AI app that just dropped.
Stop buying tools because everyone else is using them.
Build a lean stack.
Use tools that work together.
Master them.
Move forward.
Now the Ask…
Status Update: As of this morning (Nov 23), we are at 13 subscribers. (Yes, thirteen. We could all fit in a vengabus).
The Mission: I have a wildly ambitious goal to hit 500 by January 1st.
I am building this in public, starting from zero. No ads, no tricks. Just this.
The Ask: I don’t want your money today. I want to network. If you believe this project has legs, please forward this to just one person who would like it.
If we double the vengabus today, we fill a bus tomorrow.
Let’s build this together.
Venga! Let’s go.