Cofounder @ Morning Brew / Host @ Founder's Journal

Alex Lieberman

The most badass thing you can do when you sell your company:

Buy a $10m mansion ❌
Upgrade to a lambo ❌
$100k vacation ❌
Retire your parents ✅

Cofounder @ Morning Brew, Tenex, and storyarb

If you’re not already doing so, get involved in a non-profit or volunteer work.

It will fill a hole in your heart and soul that you didn’t know existed and work will never satisfy.

Just do it.

Introducing ultrathink.

The new AI newsletter that no one needed. 

Let me rephrase. 

There are way too many mediocre AI newsletters. And you don't need another one of those.  

You don’t need that noise.
I promise you the most actionable AI newsletter in 2 minutes.

What you’ll get (on Tuesdays):
1) tested playbooks from execs & leaders winning w/ AI
2) curated internet gold + smart commentary
3) exclusive invites to live AI events (that don’t suck)
4) verified prompts 
5) one piece of AI jargon clearly broken each week

Sign up (for free) here: https://lnkd.in/eETvk-CJ

shouldn't be a hot-take, but if you're not working to become ai-native, you're falling behind. 

lots of companies & execs are getting to phase 1 of AI adoption (read: tool use), and then stopping. 

but the biggest gains are going to happen as entire products & processes are rebuilt to be ai-first. 

the next chapter of my career is dedicated to helping people & businesses cross the chasm & here are some of the ways we're doing it: 

1) applied AI show

human-in-the-loop is our weekly AI show that breaks down proven AI workflows being used by professionals in their day-to-day. 

subscribe to the series here: https://lnkd.in/eGc2k4Mh
rsvp for tmrw's (the CEO AI agent) here: https://luma.com/69ksttfk

2) applied AI newsletter

ultrathink is a weekly newsletter that shares one tactical AI breakdown. Plus, the best tools, links, and ideas from the week. Some snark. All signal.

subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/eETvk-CJ

3) free AI audit for $10m+ companies

each month, we offer a complimentary service for 10 companies where we run an AI audit & help set your 12-month AI roadmap. 

apply here: https://lnkd.in/eUYM2S-r

4) custom AI solutions 

we gotta make money somehow. we provide AI advisory & engineering services for companies that want to become AI-native and win the next decade. 

learn more here: https://tenex.co

We are ruthless about testing & curating the ideal software stack at my AI company. 

Here is an exhaustive list I built with our team: 

Quick context: 
- We do AI engineering-as-a-service & AI transformation for midmarket enterprises. 
- Our team breakdown is 75% engineers, 10% technical strategists, 5% marketing, 5% ops, 5% management 

Daily operations: 
• HubSpot - source of truth for marketing/sales
• OpenAI - use gpt5 pro as my daily driver
• Slack - team comms 
• Notion - central knowledge hub
• Typeform - lead capture 
• Zapier - lots of Hubspot <> app connectors
• Stripe - electricity for internet money
• Mercury - my ride-or-die for banking
• Ashby - our HR recruiting platform
• Calendly - call scheduling

Marketing & content: 
• Figma - site/newsletter/software design
• Webflow - Tenex's website built on it
• beehiiv - powers our weekly newsletter
• CapCut - when I try to pretend i'm an influencer
• Riverside - tech for our applied AI show
• Luma - all-in-one calendar for our show
• HeyGen - AI avatar for social videos
• ElevenLabs - custom voice trained on me

Engineering: 
LangChain - agent framework 
GitHub - needs no explanation
Ghostty (Mitchell Hashimoto) - supercharged terminal
Vercel - cloud AI platform/UI elements
OpenAI - API + codex 
OpenRouter, Inc - model-switching
Anthropic - API + Claude Code 
GCP - all infra stuff
Amazon Web Services (AWS) - all infra stuff
Linear - less shitty Jira 
CodeRabbit - QA/PR reviewer
Cursor - AI-native IDE
PyTorch - ML framework
NVIDIA - training custom models
Raspberry Pi - running edge models 
Runway - fine-tuned models

P.S. if you're one of these companies & aren't yet a channel partner of ours, plz DM me. 

I'd love to work with you.

"We want to use AI, but we don't know where to start."

This is what I'm hearing from literally every exec & business right now.

Which is why tomorrow's digital event is attacking this challenge head on.

If you want a step-by-step process for setting your team/company's AI strategy & roadmap, you really can't miss this...

Event: How to build your AI roadmap & strategy
Details: A live demo of building an AI roadmap for a company from scratch
- Collecting data (surveys & stakeholder calls)
- Creating a comprehensive report (findings, key quotes, AI use cases, ROI)
- Building a 12-month roadmap (using Notion MCP) based on priority & ROI
When: 10/30 at 4:30pm ET

RSVP here: https://luma.com/mezc3chm

P.S. even if you can't make it, register, as we'll be sending the recording out after

Your AI code sucks because you're a little lazy.

That's okay, but if you handed a junior employee foggy, half-baked instructions — they’d screw it up too. AI’s no different.

Ryan Carson (Builder in residence at Amp) built a 3-file workflow inside Cursor that forces clarity and kills chaos.

Here’s how it works:
 – A PRD rule that writes specs even a sleep-deprived intern (or model) can follow
 – A task generator that turns fuzzy ideas into precise, check-boxable steps
 – A task-runner rule that ships one subtask at a time, waiting for your go before it moves

If that doesn’t sound sexy to you, you’re a 1x engineer.

Ryan's walking through it today at 4 PM ET on Human in the Loop.

RSVP (for free) here: https://luma.com/1u4k0o5q

This guy has racked up 300M views exclusively with AI-only commercials. 

PJ Accetturo spent 10 years making commercials the old-school way. 7-figure budgets. Massive crews. 

In May, he said f*** that.

Now, he runs an AI-native ad agency working with brands like Disney, Ramp, and Kalshi. 

PJ shared his play-by-play method for producing next-level creative from his office chair.

1) scroll-stopping idea
2) storyboard
3) pictures to videos
4) voices & sounds
5) edit & ship it

Check out the full process & use it for everything from launch videos to product demos to paid ad creative: https://lnkd.in/gTPfRmCQ

Open video: How I Create $1M Hollywood-Level Ads with AI (Full Demo) on youtu.be

How I Create $1M Hollywood-Level Ads with AI (Full Demo)

Engineering is living in the future (thx to AI).

It sounds hyperbolic, but the best engineers I know are actually 10x more productive now.

This arbitrage won't last forever, but if you have A+ fundamentals + a mastery of AI workflows, you are at a massive advantage.

So I'm bringing in one of the best AI engineering voices in the world to show you the way.

Ryan Carson is joining this week's live episode of Human in the Loop to share his battle-tested AI coding workflow.
- Founder for 25 years who's exited 3 companies
- Builder-in-Residence at AmpCode
- 155k followers on X

If you're a 1x–9x engineer, RSVP for the event (for free), to become a 10x 👇 

If you're not an engineer, find one immediately, and shake sense into them until they RSVP 👇

Colton Kaplan

Headline

Venture Scout

Stealth

Founder

Founder Social Club

Coyax

COO and Advisor

Walmart

• Selected by senior leadership to provide network strategy, improving process prioritization through 5s warehouse layout yielding $539k cost savings and decrease in safety incidents by 30%
• Created inventory tracker for 1P and 3P freight to be systematically visible in receiving process improving on-time delivery by 10%, increasing efficiency, and exceeding customer expectations
• Utilized domain expertise identifying bottlenecks, internal stakeholders implementing process increasing 3rd party vendor service level agreement compliance, saving $500k in rework labor across network
• Mentored and coached 20+ associates fostering professional growth by conducting interviews, hiring, and training associates resulting in 90% reduction in problem pallets and best department across supply chain 
• Partnered with 5 product teams suggesting feature enhancements and bug fixes for 6 different software platforms through JIRA dashboards resulting in reduced waste, optimized efficiency, and 50k in savings

Next-Gen Inbound Manager

MastersCV

• Developed UI/UX interface and integrated software automating and optimizing efficiency for the customer
• Created process flow and built product roadmap launching 5 products in six months increasing revenue by 50%
• Identified pain points of target market, conducted market research and launched MVP going from 0 to 1
• Implemented agile and scrum methodologies executing sprints resulting in 30% response rate for outreach
• Prioritizing tasks of managing CRM, sales cycle, product marketing, and product and business development
• Executed data-driven analysis of competitor landscape resulting in iterating pricing models and monetization strategies

Founder and Product Manager

Net Impact Purdue

President

• Learned SQL, VBA, Teradata, and macros creating tools identifying item setup issues improving vendor compliance, and reducing net loss for an estimated savings of 2.5 million dollars network-wide
• Identified root causes working with software, QA, product, continuous improvement managers, inbound department leaders, and senior leadership increasing quality for customers reducing DPM in inbound freight
• Created feedback loop developing supply chain visibility for 95 departments in Fortune 1 company to merchandising teams identifying item set up issues for vendors and specific UPC information decreasing shrink
• Implemented feature requests for cycle count, general adjustments, and gross inventory adjustment reasons resulting in aided visibility regarding associates adjusting out inventory improving quality metrics

Supply Chain MBA Intern

Reef Kitchens

•	Monitored daily, weekly, and monthly inventories accurately forecasting supplies needed for upcoming shifts based on sales from previous days
•	Trained line cooks, assistant managers, and general managers on all policies, procedures, and brands executed resulting in personal and professional career growth
•	Scheduled staff to optimize peak times and reduce labor during slow periods; delegated responsibilities to hold each other accountable creating a team-oriented environment

General Manager

•	Developed par sheets to maximize profitability, reduce waste, and minimize excess ordering of products; available for all employee use, increased morale
•	Recruited more business by distributing marketing materials to local establishments resulting in more sales

Assistant Manager

Host of Change with Colton🎙 Podcast | Operations | Strategy | Lean Six Sigma | Supply Chain | Eliminating loneliness on the founder journey | Growing Founder Social Club Community

I am an accomplished supply chain professional and entrepreneur with a passion for growth and improvement.

Host the “Change with Colton” podcast, where my mission is to inspire founders to overcome adversity, gain confidence, and reach their unlimited potential.

Recently launched KindLabz which is the all-in-one supply chain for creators. We help build social impact brands that are sustainable. We are taking on all 17 sustainable development goals and giving back to the communities in need.

I helped Walmart eCommerce successfully launch the first two next-gen automated fulfillment centers. I am SME in inbound operations. I mentor leaders to help them grow in their careers professionally.

I focus on Supply Chain Management, Product Development, Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Engineering, Product Marketing, Software Development, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Sales Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), E-Commerce, Finance, Digital Marketing, Agile Methodologies, and Scrum.

With a goal-oriented mindset and a knack for problem-solving, I implement lean strategies to increase efficiency and reduce waste. 

I have a strong track record of working with cross-functional teams and leveraging data analytics to drive insightful decisions. I positively impact the world through entrepreneurship and product management.

In my free time, I enjoy reading, listening to podcasts, spending time with my wife, and playing with my Shih Tzu Mila.

To think I would be regularly standing in front of an audience and speaking is crazy.

A few years ago, I was the shy one in the corner of the room.

That is one of the reasons I started Founder Social Club. 

To step out of my comfort zone and improve my public speaking.

Life begins outside your comfort zone.

I call it the uncomfortable effect.

Each time, it gets a little easier.

There is nothing wrong with being the quiet one in the room. 

When you decide to speak up, you never know what might come from it.

So if that is still you, go for it.

What are you doing today to get out of your comfort zone?

#UncomfortableEffect #FSC #community #eliminateloneliness

Change with Colton Podcast Host 🎙️ | Founder Social Club | Eliminating loneliness for founders

👀 Preview of the upcoming Founder Social Club Podcast launch.

Featuring Saurabh Misra, Founder Codeflash - the platform helping engineers automatically write expert-level, high-performance code.

We talked about building with purpose, performance optimization, and the future of AI-powered development.

Try out Codeflash and stay tuned for the full episode.

Video credit: Emanuel Francis

#FounderSocialClub #Podcast #AI #Startup #Engineering #Codeflash

Had a blast last week co-hosting the Founder & Investor Happy Hour at the Modernist with Nikhil Choudhary (Nirman Ventures), Matheus Darós Pagani (Venture Miner), and Jesus Cagide.

Founder Social Club

Thank you Emanuel Francis

#FSC #founders #investors #eliminateloneliness

Welcome to another Founder Social Minute.

Today we are joined by Sneh Dhruv, Founder and CEO of Trillboards.

TrillBoards helps people turn idle screens into a new source of income.

Through Founder Social Minute, I share stories of founders in the community who are collaborating, creating value, and helping each other move forward.

Excited to continue featuring more founders who are shaping the future of entrepreneurship.

Founder Social Club

#FSC #community #FounderSocialMinute #Trillboards

Welcome to another Founder Social Minute.

Today we are joined by Maureen Lepatan, Founder & CEO of Strathwell Inc

Strathwell Inc turns untapped spaces & services into unforgettable events.

Founder Social Club

#FSC #community #FounderSocialMinute #events

Hosted the second edition of the AI Startup Job Fair a few weeks ago with manny duenas!

It was a strong turnout with many talented people in the room.

Meet Daniel Elfving

Daniel has experience in customer success and a strong passion for blockchain, crypto, AI, and cybersecurity. He is now looking for his next role in these industries and is exploring where he can make the strongest impact.

We recorded a short Founder Social Club Spotlight to highlight his background and his experience at the event.

Sharing it here. If your team is hiring in these fields and would like an introduction, please feel free to reach out to Daniel or to me.

📸 Video Credit: Emanuel Francis

#FounderSocialSpotlight #FSC #startups #jobs

🚀 MVP to Funded: How to Go from Idea to Investment

Founder Social Club is excited to host Rajeev Behera, Founder & CEO of Every, for an exclusive session tomorrow, Thursday, November 6 at 11:00 AM PST on Zoom. There are already 200+ people signed up!

Rajeev will share how to turn your idea into a funded startup - with practical insights on:
 • Building a strong MVP
 • Defining your ideal customers
 • Crafting a compelling story that attracts early stage investors

Rajeev previously co-founded Reflektive, raised $100M from a16z and Lightspeed, and grew the company to 250 employees. Reflektive was ranked the 13th fastest-growing company in North America by Deloitte.

🎤 Agenda:
 11:00 – 11:05 | Intro by Colton Kaplan & Founder Social Club
 11:05 – 11:30 | Presentation by Rajeev
 11:30 – 12:00 | Live Q&A

💻 Register here: https://luma.com/eujxvdnp

A big thank you to the Every team Jackie Pruter, Nate Blanchard, and Lyndi Thompson

#FounderSocialClub #community #Every

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MVP to Funded: How to go from idea to investment - with Rajeev Behera, Founder & CEO of Every.io(Zoom) · Zoom · Luma

Excited to co-host a Founder & Investor Happy Hour @ The Modernist (Unofficial TechCrunch Disrupt 2025) tomorrow with Nikhil Choudhary, Jesus Cagide, and Matheus Darós Pagani.

A private evening at The Modernist for founders, investors, and operators to connect in a relaxed setting.

Good conversation. The right mix of people.

Limited space. 

RSVP required.

https://luma.com/6h29maiw

Founder Social Club | Venture Miner | Nirman Ventures

Open article: Founder & Investor Happy Hour @ The Modernist (Unofficial TechCrunch Disrupt 2025) · Luma by luma.com

Founder & Investor Happy Hour @ The Modernist (Unofficial TechCrunch Disrupt 2025) · Luma

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