Why I built aistacks (and why AI tool discovery is fundamentally broken)

I've been building products for a while now, and there's this pattern I kept noticing.

Every time I start a new project, I'd google "best AI tools for [whatever I'm building]" and get hit with these massive listicles. 50 tools. 100 tools. Sometimes 200+.

But here's the thing - they never actually helped me make a decision.

The real questions I had were:

• Which of these tools actually work TOGETHER?

• What's the complete toolkit for someone in my exact position?

• What do people who are actually good at this use daily?

• How do these tools fit into a real workflow?

Generic lists can't answer these questions. They just add to the noise.

So I built aistacks around a different idea:

Instead of "here are 100 AI writing tools," it's "here's The Content Creator Stack" - the complete toolkit with tools that complement each other.

Instead of isolated recommendations, you see actual workflows. How a YouTuber goes from idea → script → video → thumbnail → analytics using specific tools that work together.

What's different:

• Role-based stacks (not generic lists)

• Complete workflows (not isolated tools)

• Community-driven (anyone can build and share)

• Tool alternatives (so you're never locked in)

• Actually free (no premium upsells)

I just shipped custom avatars, stack commenting, and a builder that's actually fun to use. Working on AI recommendations and workflow templates next.

Genuine question for this community:

How do you currently discover and organize your AI tools? What's your process? Because I'm betting I'm not the only one who's been frustrated by this.

Would love your feedback on what I've built.