500k.io — From $0 to $500K with AIThe playbook, the stack, and the skills bank for solopreneurs scaling to $500K ARR using Claude, ChatGPT, and AI agents.https://500k.io/en-usAnthropic Skills Marketplace just launched: what changes for $500K foundershttps://500k.io/blog/anthropic-skills-marketplace-launch/https://500k.io/blog/anthropic-skills-marketplace-launch/Anthropic shipped a public Skills Marketplace this week. Here's what it actually does, what's hype, and the three workflows founders should rebuild around it today.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnewsanthropicskillsnewsclaudemaxime@500k.ioFrom $0 to $500K solo: the pattern 8 of 10 founders sharehttps://500k.io/blog/case-study-500k-solo-pattern/https://500k.io/blog/case-study-500k-solo-pattern/We dissected 10 solo founders who hit $500K ARR with AI as their primary leverage. Eight share the same 5-step pattern. Here's what they actually did, with timestamps and stack.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcase-studiescase-studysolopreneur500kpatternmaxime@500k.io10 best AI tools for solopreneurs in 2026 (the ones I actually use)https://500k.io/blog/best-ai-tools-for-solopreneurs-2026/https://500k.io/blog/best-ai-tools-for-solopreneurs-2026/The 10 AI tools every $500K-bound solopreneur should run in 2026. Picked by use case, not by affiliate payout. Pricing, pros/cons, and who should skip each one.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoolsai-toolssolopreneurlisticlestackmaxime@500k.ioBeehiiv review 2026: still the best newsletter platform under $50/mohttps://500k.io/blog/beehiiv-review-2026/https://500k.io/blog/beehiiv-review-2026/Honest Beehiiv review after 18 months of daily use. What works, what's still annoying, who should pick it, and who shouldn't. Pricing, deliverability, monetization, alternatives.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtoolsbeehiivnewslettertool-reviewreviewmaxime@500k.ioInside the PDF skill: turning Markdown into a $500K founder's lead magnet in 90 minuteshttps://500k.io/blog/pdf-skill-spotlight/https://500k.io/blog/pdf-skill-spotlight/The PDF skill turns Markdown + a YAML manifest into a styled, printable PDF. Three real founder workflows where it cuts production time from 6 hours to 90 minutes.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTskillsskillpdflead-magnetclaudemaxime@500k.ioThis week in AI for founders: April 27 – May 1, 2026https://500k.io/blog/weekly-recap-2026-05-01/https://500k.io/blog/weekly-recap-2026-05-01/Anthropic Skills Marketplace, Claude Code 1.5, Beehiiv referrals 2.0, OpenAI o5 pricing leak, and the one thing I'm trying this week.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTnewsrecapweeklynewsmaxime@500k.ioHow to use Claude Code for SEO at scale (the $100/mo factory)https://500k.io/blog/claude-code-seo-at-scale/https://500k.io/blog/claude-code-seo-at-scale/Run a real SEO content factory on Claude Code Max for $100/mo flat. The 9-stage pipeline, the prompts, the quality gate, and the rules that keep Helpful Content Update happy.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTclaude-codeclaude-codeseocontent-factoryautomationmaxime@500k.ioClaude Code vs Cursor in 2026: which one should a $500K founder pick?https://500k.io/blog/claude-code-vs-cursor-2026/https://500k.io/blog/claude-code-vs-cursor-2026/Honest head-to-head: Claude Code's agent-first orchestrator vs Cursor's IDE-first AI pair. Pricing, workflows, real winners by use case, and a decision tree you can use today.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTclaude-codeclaude-codecursorcomparatifai-codingmaxime@500k.io