Spent the last few months building AI tools for solo founders, and I keep seeing the same mistake: people buy 5 different automation subscriptions (one for content, one for scheduling, one for email, one for research) and end up spending more time gluing them together with Zapier than they saved in the first place.

The fix isn't more tools. It's fewer tools that actually talk to each other.

If you're a solo operator or a 2-3 person team, here's the test I'd run before buying any automation tool: can it replace 2+ of your current tabs, not just add one more? If the answer is no, you're not automating — you're collecting subscriptions.

Building Forgeware around that exact principle: one toolkit, one place, tools that share context instead of living in silos. Still early, but if you're drowning in admin/content busywork as a solo founder, curious what's eating the most time for you right now — might be exactly what we build next.