* 23 technologies

Tech Radar

A snapshot of tools, techniques, platforms, languages, and mindsets I'm using to build SaaS products. Updated periodically based on real-world experience.

Adopt — Use with confidence

Trial — Worth pursuing

Assess — Exploring

Hold — Proceed with caution

Quadrant:

Build in Public

techniques

Transparency as marketing and accountability

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ChatPRD

tools

AI product requirements document generator

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Claude Code

tools

AI pair programming that actually understands context

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Cloudflare Workers

platforms

Edge computing that actually delivers

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Cursor

tools

VS Code with AI superpowers

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Docker

tools

Containerized development environments

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GitHub Actions

platforms

CI/CD that lives where your code does

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GitHub Pages

platforms

Free static site hosting with Git-based deployment

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Hotwire/Turbo

languages

SPA-like UX without the JavaScript complexity

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IdeaBrowser

platforms

Curated database of SaaS ideas and market opportunities

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Kit

platforms

Email marketing built for creators who want to grow an audience

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MagicPath.ai

tools

AI-powered UI design generation from natural language

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OpenAI Codex

tools

Foundation model for code generation and understanding

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OpenRouter

platforms

Unified API for multiple LLM providers

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PostHog

tools

Product analytics that respects privacy

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Postmark

platforms

Transactional email that actually works

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Ruby on Rails

languages

The one-person framework for building SaaS products

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Sentry

tools

Application monitoring and error tracking

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Startup Empire (ACP)

process

Speed as the only real moat left

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Test-Driven Development

techniques

Red, green, refactor—sometimes

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TypeScript

languages

JavaScript that scales (when you need it)

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ZenithMind OS

process

Psychological OS mapping for builders and operators

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ngrok

tools

Secure tunnels to localhost for testing

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About This Radar

Inspired by ThoughtWorks Technology Radar, this is my personal assessment of technologies based on real-world use building SaaS products.

Unlike enterprise radars, mine focuses on solo/small team contexts where shipping speed, maintenance burden, and total cost of ownership matter more than scalability to 1000 engineers.