My Stack: My Tools
I love software, tech hardware and perfumes, so here's everything I actually use. Maybe you'll spot something you use too, or a perfume you like as much as I do.
50 tools & apps · 18 devices · 12 perfumes
Companies and tools I rely on
AI
The models and agents I work with every day.
Claude
The assistant I work with daily — writing, thinking, and building agents.
Claude Code
A coding agent in the terminal — it built the platform you’re on right now.
ChatGPT
For quick tasks and first drafts of ideas.
OpenCode
The open-source alternative — and the one we use in the hands-on course.
Perplexity
Search that answers with sources — my daily alternative to Google for deep research.
Whisper
Audio transcription for videos and reels — the backbone of my content pipeline.
Codex
OpenAI's coding agent — I use it alongside Claude Code and compare the two.
Gemini
Google's models and tools: Deep Research, image and video generation.
Grok
xAI's model — fast, and plugged into what's happening on X.
Kimi
Moonshot AI's strong open model — great at coding and long tasks.
Manus
An AI agent that runs a whole task, from research to delivery.
Hermes Agent
Nous Research's open-source agent — I made a step-by-step install guide.
OpenRouter
One key for every model — I try any new model in a minute.
Wispr Flow
I dictate into any app — far faster than typing.
Development
What I build sites and systems with — from code to launch.
GitHub
All my projects and code — and where I discover open-source tools every day.
Cloudflare
This whole site runs on it: Workers, D1 and R2 — fast and cheap.
n8n
Workflow automation with little code — the glue between my tools.
Docker
Run any open-source tool in minutes, locally or on a server.
Tailscale
A private network between my devices — I reach my Mac mini from anywhere.
shadcn/ui
Beautiful ready-made UI components — the starting point of any project.
Radix UI
The base layer for UI components: accessible, fully styleable.
Ark UI
Open-source headless components for React, Vue and Solid.
SVGL
A library of brand logos as SVG — every logo on this site comes from it.
Twenty
An open-source CRM for startups — a modern Salesforce alternative.
Stripe
Payments — cards and Apple Pay in every currency.
Bunny.net
Hosts and streams all the course videos — fast and cheap.
Creative tools
Design, photos, video and voice.
Paper
The new design tool — design that turns straight into code.
Figma
Interface design and team collaboration.
Affinity
Pro design and photo editing, no monthly subscription.
Canva
Quick designs for social media and presentations.
Midjourney
High-quality AI image generation.
Instagram Edits
My quick phone editor now — it replaced CapCut.
Higgsfield
AI video generation with cinematic camera moves.
Adobe Premiere Pro
With DaVinci Resolve — my favourite editors for the bigger edits.
ElevenLabs
Natural-sounding AI voices and dubbing.
Evoto
AI portrait retouching in seconds.
DaVinci Resolve
Editing and colour for my videos — sometimes driven by Claude.
HeyGen
AI video avatars — I used it for a while.
Used before
CapCut
My main phone editor before Instagram Edits.
Used before
Marketing
Ads, CRM and messaging — what I run marketing on.
Respond.io
One inbox for every WhatsApp and Instagram message — ASPIRED is an official partner.
Bigin by Zoho
The CRM where I track clients and deals.
Meta Ads
Facebook and Instagram ads — my biggest ad channel.
Google Ads
Search and YouTube ads.
TikTok Ads
Advertising on TikTok.
Google Workspace
My email, documents and Google Sheets — all the office work.
Google Meet
Meetings and calls.
Everyday apps
The apps open on my machine from the first minute of the day.
Hardware
What I shoot, work and play on.
MacBook Pro 16″
My main machine for work and editing — M5 chip.
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Mac Mini M4
The local server my agents live on — the best value for the money.
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iPhone 17 Pro Max
My phone, in deep blue — a lot of my reels are shot on it.
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ASUS TUF Gaming PC
My gaming PC: AMD with a TUF Gaming graphics card — I also run local AI models on it.
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MSI OLED monitor
An OLED screen with accurate colour — for work and games.
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Sony A7C II
The camera behind my videos.
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Godox QR-P70
My key light for filming, with the ring light.
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Godox SL60II D
A strong white LED light for the studio.
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Godox ML30
A small back light that separates me from the background.
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Elgato Prompter
My teleprompter — I read the script while looking into the lens.
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MSI FORGE GK600 TKL Wireless
My gaming keyboard — wireless, tenkeyless.
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Logitech G502 X
My gaming mouse.
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Anker Prime 200W
A 6-port 200 W GaN charger — powers everything on my desk at once.
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Raspberry Pi 500
A whole computer inside a keyboard — for hardware and AI experiments.
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Ray-Ban Meta glasses
Smart glasses — the transparent limited edition.
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Sony WH-1000XM5
My everyday noise-cancelling headphones.
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Marshall Stanmore II
My desk speaker — warm sound, classic look.
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Xiaomi Sound Party
My speaker for outdoors and open spaces (MDZ-39-DB).
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Perfumes
The perfumes I love — Western and Arabic.
212 VIP — Carolina Herrera
One of my favourite Western perfumes.
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Bleu de Chanel L'Exclusif
Another Western favourite.
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Pino Silvestre Original
An old classic — Vapo Natural.
Mancera Paris — Oud
A Western oud perfume.
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Arabian Oud — Aseel, Special Edition
The special edition of Aseel.
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Arabian Oud — Aseel
The original edition.
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Arabian Oud — Kahraman
From the Arabian Oud collection.
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Arabian Oud — Resala
From the Arabian Oud collection.
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Arabian Oud — Tarteel
From the Arabian Oud collection.
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Arabian Oud — Kalemat
From the Arabian Oud collection.
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Abdul Samad Al Qurashi — Clock Blend
One of my favourite Arabic perfumes.
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Reef — Arabi (green)
My latest favourite, from the new Saudi brand Reef.
Games
What I play — VALORANT first.
