Phase 2 Solo Setup

Business Setup Stack Builder

A guided “choose your stack” flow to reduce decision fatigue. Pick your segment and get a minimum viable stack plus “upgrade later” options across banking, bookkeeping, invoicing, contracts, scheduling, CRM, and analytics.

BuildersAdvisorsAgenciesSMBs

Segment-aware • Minimum viable + upgrade later • Exportable

Pick a stack you’ll actually maintain

This tool recommends a “good enough” setup for Week 1 plus optional upgrades for when you have more volume. The goal is fewer decisions and faster setup - without locking you into heavyweight tools too early.

Your segment

Builders

Build with leverage as a team of one.

Choose your segment

We’ll tailor recommendations based on how you sell and deliver.

Saved

Generate

Click generate to produce a printable, shareable stack (minimum viable + upgrade later).

Export is available after generation.

How to use this tool

1. Choose your segment

Your segment changes the defaults. Builders optimize for speed and simplicity; advisors optimize for professional services; agencies optimize for scope control; SMBs optimize for reliability and local workflows.

2. Generate your stack

You’ll get two versions for each category: a minimum viable “Week 1” setup and an upgrade path for when volume and complexity increase.

3. Export and act

Print / Save as PDF for a clean reference, or download HTML to share with a partner, client, or bookkeeper. Then pick 1–2 categories to set up today and ignore the rest until you need it.

Use this, then read that

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