My Thought of The Week

This week, I've been exploring how AI is reshaping business productivity—moving beyond automation to tackle challenging, previously impossible problems. Companies like Cursor, Devon AI, and WindSurf help developers amplify their output, while Vercel enables developers to handle design tasks and Figma empowers designers to build without coding. Mock-up tools like Bolt and v0 by Vercel are also changing how quickly we prototype and innovate. This productivity revolution means everyone—whether creative or technical—can pursue entrepreneurship more effectively, though mastering marketing remains essential. At Stack, we're leveraging AI dramatically, including building a system that aims to generate 50 pieces of quality marketing content daily. Success now depends on blending technology, storytelling, and trust to build brands people genuinely connect with.

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Creative Tech

Figma's All-in-One Evolution: Democratizing Design Tools for Entrepreneurs

Figma’s 2025 updates are breaking barriers for business owners who find technology intimidating. With new tools like Figma Buzz for easy brand-aligned content, Figma Sites for turning designs into interactive websites, and Figma Make for AI-driven prototypes, entrepreneurs can now design, illustrate, and publish without deep technical expertise. These advances simplify the creative process, letting business owners bring their visions to life—all from a single platform.

Emerging Tech

Gumroad's CEO Shows How AI Is Replacing Traditional Development

In a must-watch episode of "How I AI," Gumroad CEO Sahil Lavingia demonstrates how AI tools are transforming product development with astonishing 40x productivity gains. Rather than hiring specialized AI developers, Sahil reveals a simple three-tool workflow anyone can adopt: prototyping in V0, implementation with Devin, and fine-tuning in Cursor. What traditionally took his team two weeks now takes just two hours, and he's incentivizing adoption by offering a $33,000 bounty split among team members who outperform him using these tools. His most provocative insight? "The majority of human engineering will be removing tech debt such that AI engineers can actually ship features."

Finance Tech

Stripe's Bold Move: Stablecoin and Financial Infrastructure Revolution

Stripe just introduced USDB, a stablecoin backed 1:1 by US dollars stored in BlackRock money market funds, significantly simplifying cross-border payments and multicurrency management. Alongside Stripe's new financial tools and integrated credit card, merchants can now spend directly from their Stripe balances, avoiding traditional delays of 3-15 days in fund transfers. Their recent merger with BridgeXYZ, incorporating Europe's popular CLA payment processor, solidifies Stripe's role as a powerful financial infrastructure for global businesses. At Stack, we've partnered with BridgeXYZ since before their merger with Stripe and have already signed a contract to leverage USDB for our customers. This allows us to offer seamless international financial solutions and share the interest we earn from USDB holdings, directly benefiting our users and supporting our mission of simplifying finance through innovation.

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Stay innovative,
Miguel Sanchez