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13
Free Tools
9
Game Updates
52
Total Shipped
LaunchApr 9, 2026

An Editorial Homepage That Refreshes Every Visit

Coming back to the homepage used to feel like reading the same brochure twice. Now it doesn't. Returning visitors land on a brand-new editorial homepage — rotating hero, latest essays, latest videos, latest newsletters, daily deep dives, and a random selection from across the site every refresh. The first-time homepage stays, but if you've been here before, you'll see something new every time.

8
New homepage sections
Every one
Refreshes per visit
  • Hero carousel rotates through the 5 latest featured posts with auto-fade
  • Latest Essays, YouTube videos, and beehiiv newsletter issues all surfaced in their own sections
  • 'Deeper Dive' section picks a random topic from the archive each visit
  • 'What you might have missed' randomly pulls from across the site — manifestos, series, tools, projects
  • 'You might not have read this' surfaces older essays you may have missed
  • RSS-feed-style 'From X' rail with the latest threads
  • Re-randomizes on every page load — no two visits look the same
LaunchMar 31, 2026

Ghost Narrator — Self-Hosted AI Narration That Replaces ElevenLabs

We open-sourced Ghost Narrator, the pipeline that narrates every article on Founder Reality. A local LLM rewrites posts into narration scripts, then an open-source voice cloner generates audio in a cloned voice. The entire thing runs on a Mac. No API keys, no per-word billing. We were about to pay ElevenLabs $330/month — now it costs us electricity.

$0
Monthly Cost
$330/mo
Was Paying
MIT
License
  • Qwen 3.5 14B (via Ollama) rewrites articles into natural scripts
  • Fish Speech generates voice-cloned audio locally
  • Runs on Apple Silicon (M1+, 16GB+ RAM) or Linux with GPU
  • MIT licensed — swap in better models as they release
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LaunchMar 31, 2026

New Projects Page — Our Open Source Hub

We launched a dedicated projects page showcasing everything we build and open-source. First up: Ghost Narrator, our self-hosted AI narration pipeline that replaced ElevenLabs ($330/month → $0). More projects coming soon.

  • Browse all open-source projects in one place
  • See what each project replaces and how much it saves
  • GitHub links, announcements, and tech stack details for every project
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ImprovementMar 30, 2026

Removing Things to Simplify Your Experience

We're removing features that distracted from what matters most. The community forum is sunset (coming back later). Founder Simulation, Honest Money, and the homepage investing section are gone. Fewer things, done better.

  • Community Forum sunset — follow George on X, YouTube, and LinkedIn for now
  • Founder Simulation removed from navigation and footer
  • Honest Money removed — no longer doing personal finance recommendations
  • Investing section removed from homepage (still available at /investing)
ImprovementFeb 9, 2026

Apps Have a New Home

Chat, Roadmap, and Changelog now live on SimpleDirect — the infrastructure company that builds and maintains them. Founder Reality stays focused on free tools, series, and community. SimpleDirect stays focused on products. Each site does what it's supposed to do.

  • Chat, Roadmap, and Changelog moved to getsimpledirect.com
  • All old /apps links redirect automatically — nothing breaks
  • Founder Reality stays 100% free content and tools
  • SimpleDirect is where the products live and evolve
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LaunchFeb 9, 2026

Everything on Founder Reality Is Now Free. Forever.

Every tool, every series, every essay, every calculator — all free, no gates, no upsells. Founder Reality exists to share what I learn about building through AI disruption. If you want to work with me directly, that's at ANC. But everything here? Free forever.

  • 14 tools — no email required, no paywalls
  • All series chapters unlocked (AI Displacement, 90-Day Action Plan)
  • Essays, the Anti-Unicorn book, podcast — all open
  • Advisory and paid work moved to anccap.com
  • Founder Reality is now purely free resources and community
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ImprovementFeb 5, 2026

90-Day Action Plan: Premium Landing Page Redesign

Redesigned the 90-Day Action Plan landing page to feel story-driven and less templated. The page now opens with a narrative hook, tells George's story upfront, and shows the 3 phases as a vertical timeline instead of a card grid. The final CTA previews exactly what your first week looks like — day by day.

  • Story-first hero with narrative hook
  • George's SimpleDirect story with journey stats
  • Vertical timeline for the 3 phases with connector lines
  • Phase-grouped chapter list
  • "What Day 1 Looks Like" final CTA with daily preview
  • Framer Motion fade-in-on-scroll throughout
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LaunchFeb 5, 2026

Community Forum: Where Founders Share What's Actually Working

A place to talk strategy, share wins, and ask hard questions — without the noise of Twitter or the cringe of LinkedIn. Passwordless login via magic link, threaded discussions up to 3 levels deep, and tags to find your people. Built for the 90-Day Action Plan community first, open to all founders.

Magic Link
Auth
3 levels
Thread depth
Free
Price
  • Magic link login — no passwords, no friction
  • Threaded comments with upvotes
  • Tag-based filtering (General, 90-Day Action Plan, Graduation, Freedom)
  • Infinite scroll feed with Hot, New, and Top sorting
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